This lemon poke cake is perfectly refreshing. Its filled with lemon curd and topped with creamy whipped cream for the perfect spring or summer dessert!
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Oh my gosh, you guys, if you love lemon like I do then you will love this easy and delicious cake. This lemon poke cake starts with a cake mix for the cake base, its poked and filled with lemon curd. You can use homemade or you can buy a jar from the store. And then its covered all over with whipped cream to sweeten up the tanginess of the lemon curd.
I used a homemade lemon curd recipe which was just perfect. I used just one batch of this recipe, because its easy, made in the microwave and super lemony and delicious. The recipe makes about 2 cups worth of lemon curd which was the perfect amount for my cake, you can use anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 cups, depending how moist you want your cake to be.
Basically this cake tastes a little bit like lemon meringue pie, with the flavor of the lemon curd goodness bursting throughout. Yeah, its really good.
This cake is refreshing, and creamy, and tangy, and decadent. It feels like its a fancy dessert without the difficulty of one.
This cake is perfect for spring or summer time! I wish I could dig into a slice again, right now!
Lemon Poke Cake
Ingredients
- 1 yellow cake mix
- eggs (oil/butter, and water as called for on cake mix box)
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups lemon curd
- 8 oz cool whip
Instructions
- Prepare cake mix and bake according to package directions.
- Allow cake to cool for about 5 minutes, then poke all over with a wooden spoon, or fork.
- Pour lemon curd evenly over the cake and spread evenly to try to fill all the holes.
- Cover cake and put it in the fridge till cool.
- Top cake with cool whip and spread evenly.
- Place back in the fridge for another 4 hours, up to overnight.
For more amazing refreshing lemon recipes, try these:
Lemon Meringue Pie Cookie Cups
Patricia Smith says
Could you do this recipe using a lemon cake mix?
Aimee says
Yeah that would work!!
Aida Mora says
Can the curd be heated for it to go in the poke holes deeper in the cake?
Aimee says
Mine usually goes to the bottom of the holes, but if your curd is thicker then I’d just stir it up, and if needed microwave it for 30 seconds or so to thin it up. That should work great.
Claudia Ryan says
I made this today for some friends. It was a big hit! When my grandsons came home from school, he had a piece and said,it was delicious. He wants it for his birthday.👍🏿😊
Aimee says
Yay Claudia. So glad you your friends, and your grandsons loved the cake <3
michele says
This was so easy and so dang delicious! I even went and found some fresh strawberries to decorate the top like you did! They were such a huge success…. we didnt have one piece cake leftover!
Nellie Tracy says
This cake is beautiful! I want to host a tea party now and make this for all of my friends! I absolutely cannot wait to try it!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
This lemon poke cake is gorgeous, Aimee!! Lemon desserts are my absolute favorite and I am swooning over the homemade lemon curd in here!
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you so much Kelly! The lemon curd is definitely the best part!
Megan - The Emotional Baker says
I love lemon! & I love poke cakes! I’m sure this is simply amazing 🙂
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you Megan! Its really an amazing combo!
Megan @ MegUnprocessed says
I love the fruit toppings! So cute
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you!
Danielle says
I saw this the other day and couldn’t get over how beautiful this cake is! What a great idea to use the lemon curd too! Yum!
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you so much! The lemon curd adds the perfect lemony tanginess!
amindfullmom says
We love lemon here! And that homemade curd–so good!
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you! I think its the perfect addition!
PumpkinnSpice says
Oh this lemon poke cake sounds SO good! I love this version! So perfect for my lemon-loving self. And I love that thick and creamy topping. Wishing I could dive right into this for breakfast!
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you so much! You’ll love it!
Judy Brown says
Could sweetened whipping cream be used in place of cool whip?
Aimee says
Yes, you definitely can!