How to make Strawberry Lemon Layer Cake

With strawberries in season, I’m happy to share with you this delightful and sophisticated summer dessert, Strawberry Lemon Strawberry Layer Cake. The cake consists of four thin layers of vanilla lemon cake with generous amounts of freshly made strawberry jam and topped with Mascarpone lemon cream. The cake is so light and refreshing and simply bursting with summer flavors.

Ingredient

Makes about 12 servings

Vanilla lemon sponge
8 eggs, separated
1 cup (200g) sugar, divided
1 teaspoon (5g) vanilla extract
1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon (2g) baking powder
1/2 teaspoon (2g) salt
Lemon peel of a lemon

Strawberry jam
1 pound (450g) fresh or frozen strawberries
1/3 cup (70g) sugar
3 tablespoons (45ml) fresh lime juice

Mascarpone lemon frosting
1 pound (500g) Mascarpone cheese, room temperature
3/4 cup (90g) powdered sugar
1 cup (400g) whipped cream (35% fat), chilled
1 teaspoon (5g) vanilla extract
Lemon peel of a large lemon

To decorate
10 oz (300g) whipped cream
Fresh strawberries, cut in half