The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of mascarpone is always tiramisu, and up until recently I didn’t use it for anything other than that. Except for eating it with a spoon. But it turns out it’s a wonderful thing to add to cheesecakes and pound cakes and even cookies and pancakes (tried that, that, and that), so pretty much anything if you ask me. Its creamy texture and sweet flavor combines perfectly in this slightly tart lemony cake, and every time I made it I got enough requests for the recipe to know that this one is a keeper.
This recipe comes from my talented blogger friend Keren (with slight adaptions) who makes delicious simple desserts just the way I like them. The mascarpone is perfect here but if you’re having trouble finding it, you can use cream cheese instead. The cake will be slightly more sour, but still moist and delicious.
- 1½ cups (200 g/7 oz) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1⅔ cups (200 g/7 oz) powdered sugar
- ½ cup (1 stick/113g) butter, melted
- 200 g/7 oz mascarpone cheese
- Grated zest and juice from one medium lemon (or juice from 2 lemons)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350F/175C. Grease an 8½ x 4¼-inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a mixer bowl fitted with the whisk attachment, beat together eggs and powdered sugar on high speed for 5 minutes, until pale and creamy. Reduce speed to low and slowly add butter followed by mascarpone, lemon zest and juice, and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix slowly just until combined.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if you like.
- Store cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4-5 days. Cake is best served at room temperature.
Recipe is adapted from Keren Agam’s blog
9 Comments
Miriam
June 14, 2017 at 2:54 pmThis looks delicious, and so much easier than a regular cheesecake. I love easy cakes. Could I use Napoleon instead of Mascarpone?
keren
June 20, 2017 at 12:53 pmThank you my love! miss you
Amy Acker
July 24, 2017 at 7:40 amSounds delicious! My son love cake so much! So, definitely I am gonna make this for him
Matan
September 14, 2017 at 6:24 pmThis cake is simply HEAVENLY. One of the best cakes I’ve ever made. It has become a regular in our home! Thanks for the lovely recipe 🙂
Judy
January 15, 2018 at 1:50 pmWhere does the powered sugar come?
Shiran
January 16, 2018 at 3:40 amHi Judy, add it with the eggs, when the recipe says to beat eggs and sugar.
Natalie
January 31, 2018 at 1:41 amThis cake looks so delicious! I love the texture ♥
Tisa
September 6, 2018 at 6:51 pmSo good. I love anything lemon. This is perfect. So lemony. And not too sweet.
Thank you. Gave some to my neighbor and she loved it too.
K
January 5, 2019 at 1:26 pmLoved it… Moreso because it reminded me of my favourite Japanese cheesecake. Don’t you think so?