Strawberry-Lemonade Cake

Just finished making the cake. The cake, jam and the frosting taste wonderful. Followed the advice of another person and added the lemon to the cream instead of the cream.

I made this cake for Easter for a delicious and beautiful touch. Everyone enjoyed the lemony layers with the homemade strawberry jam between each one. I made the jam two days before I made the cake and stored it in an airtight container in fridge. I used a different frosting recipe with 3 cups heavy whipping cream , 1 cup powdered sugar, a few tablespoons of the homemade jam, and strawberry extract.. I stabilized the whipping cream after soft peaks with a package of unflavored gelatin diluted with 3 Tablespoons of water dissolved in microwave a few seconds. I beat the ingredients until stiff peaks. The icing was yummy and and held it’s shape so I could frost cake a day before Easter and place in fridge. Easter morning I left stems on whole washed and dried strawberries, sliced them from top down in half and placed them around outer edge of cake with green stems on outside edge. Everyone raved over cake and presentation. Thank you Southern Living for a delicious cake.

This time-consuming recipe was going along nicely until I got to the absolute last step. The cream cheese icing was almost ready, but then the recipe called for adding lemon juice to heavy whipping cream and blending it with the cream cheese mixture. Immediately, the product broke down and instead of a creamy icing, I had curdled cream and liquid. I don't know why that didn't work for me like it did in the picture, but the icing just didn't work. However, the strawberry jam and cake were still good, just not as pretty.

So delicious! The only thing is the icing seems to be suuuuuper soft. Maybe I folded too much? Any tips on making the icing a little more firm would be appreciated. I could still just eat the icing straight out of the bowl though. Fantastic cake!

I have made this cake two times now my family loves it. The only change I made was adding the lemon juice into the cream cheese and not the heavy cream I found it smooths out the cream cheese faster. And the heavy cream peaks faster with just the sugar added.

I made this for Mother's Day and my entire family loved it. It is a bit time consuming, but well worth every minute of preparation. The very sweet filling is a lovely complement to the tart layers (which are very thin, but it's four layers so that's manageable). The frosting is a bit soft, but that's to be expected with the combination of cream cheese and whipped cream. I made this the day before and kept it covered and stored in the refrigerator. I then added strawberry garnish right before serving. I made it exactly as the recipe stated, and I wouldn't change a thing. (I prepared the filling first, as it must cool before using.)

Amazing recipe, the family absolutely loved. We made it as a joint birthday cake for my husband and daughter and it was absolutely delicious!!

Fabulously moist cake. The sweet-tart flavor is balanced by the frosting. I puréed the strawberries in my Ninja bullet and had no seed issues. I kept the extra frosting by the cake and people piled that on top. I’ve made it several times now. It will be a new tradition for our Easter meal. Don’t let the steps scare you...it doesn’t take long to make.

Absolutely Delicious!! This is the perfect Easter cake. So happy I found this recipe.

This is the worst cake I've ever made. The cake itself was dry and the icing was a goopy mess. The only thing that worked as expected was the jam. Don't waste your time with this recipe.

For the frosting is the sugar supposed to be powdered or regular granulated sugar?

This cake is outstanding. I’ve made it as a layer cake and a sheet cake, and every time I’ve served it I’ve gotten multiple requests for the recipe. Makes a wonderful shower cake. The lemon makes the cake moist and tangy. The mixture of cream cheese, whipping cream, and strawberries in the frosting is divine. It does take longer to prepare, but definitely worth the effort.

best cake I have made in a long time. Absolutely delicious, every aspect was perfect and went so well together.