Lemon Poke Cake

Lemon Poke Cake is a homemade from scratch moist lemony cake that’s the perfect balance of tart lemon, light sweet cake, and all topped off with freshly whipped cream.

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Lemon desserts

I love lemon dessert! Who’s with me? I know so many of you are!

We have many lemon desserts here on Life Currents, and I think it’s time for another one!

It’s the perfect dessert to serve your family and friends!

The cake is really easy to make, with only 5 ingredients in the cake, and 2 ingredients in the lemon syrup, it comes together in no time.

And, it’s so luscious and delicious!

All the ingredients are simple. Nothing complicated. And no boxes of Jell-o or pudding to be found in this recipe.

A luscious sweet treat

This delicious lemon poke cake is super moist and packed full of lemon flavor! This cake is a great sweet treat!

Refrigerate or serve at room temperature

You can store this cake at room temperature, making it perfect for a spring time potluck like Easter or for Mother’s Day. Or serve it at summer pool parties.

Or, you can store it in the fridge, which will give it a more pudding like flavor and texture.

I love it both ways – fridge or room temp – maybe preferring it a bit from the fridge. That pudding texture is to die for.

Freshly made whipped cream

I love my whipped cream dispenser to make homemade whipped cream in no time flat.

It’s so easy and so yummy.

I simply pour about 1 cup of heavy cream into the canister, add in some powdered sugar, usually about 1-2 tablespoons.

Taste to make sure it’s sweet enough. Then you can add in any flavoring you want.

For this cake I might add a dash of vanilla extract. Or, try a little limoncello for an adult whipped cream.

Put the lid on the dispenser, give it a good shake. Then add the charger, and you’re all ready with fresh whipped cream. Yum!

Or, for a little exercise, try some Mason jar whipped cream. Learn how in my post, What to do with leftover cream.

Kitchen tools you may need

Wooden skewers
Cake tester
Hand held electric mixer
Lemon juicer
Lemon zester
8×8 cake pan
small saucepan
whipped cream dispenser
Refill chargers for the whipped cream dispenser

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Lemon Poke Cake Recipe