We love a cake or dessert recipe that reminds us of our childhoods, and these lemon pudding cake recipes will take us back to helping parents and grandmothers in the kitchen.
The fondest memories often come from bonding with family in these situations and can make for wonderful memories for our future children to harbor as well.
So why not find your new favorite lemon pudding cake recipe to share with the family and keep traditions going!
1. Lemon Sponge Pudding Recipe | Delicious Magazine
It’s hard not to love light and zesty sponge recipes for any occasion, especially when they take under an hour to prepare and bake! This recipe by Delicious serves 6 people roughly and takes 20 minutes to prepare, with the following 40 minutes to bake in the oven.
The pudding sponge is a classic recipe that has a rustic appearance because it’s baked in a dish in the oven. It can easily become a tradition in your family that any master baker family member will be impressed with and delighted to try a simple and light dessert.
This recipe mostly involves whisking and gradually mixing in the ingredients until you get a light and fluffy sponge mixture hot from the oven.
2. Lemon Pudding Cakes Recipe | Yummly
These miniature lemon pudding cakes are a delightful way to end your day! You will need a total of 8 ingredients to make the cakes and you can share them with your loved ones or friends any time of the year.
However, we enjoyed them during autumn as a warm dessert to kick off the start of the winter months.
The lemon flavors are light and refreshing and the style of the pudding makes you feel all warm and cozy inside! Top with fresh berries and syrup to compliment the zesty lemon aromas and enjoy.
3. Lemon Polenta Cake Recipe – BBC Food
BBC Food has created an amazing lemon sponge cake that can be served with zesty lemon icing, orange mascarpone, and caramelized satsumas for the topping.
The caramelized satsumas give the cake a sweetened richness that you just cannot buy in any store or bakery.
This is the kind of recipe you just can’t beat and what a showstopper it would be for you to take along to a family gathering or guest dinner party!
The combined lemon and satsuma flavors with the orange mascarpone will win any pudding or dessert lover over and you’ll be the baker they turn to for their guest party desserts.
4. Lemon Drizzle Olive Oil Cake – Only Crumbs Remain
There’s just something about a classic and simple lemon drizzle olive oil cake that sticks in our memories, and to our tastebuds, for us to crave it a week later when it’s all gone!
The lemon flavors are subtle and refreshing so you can enjoy a homemade sponge made by you any day of the week.
It also makes a great pudding after any meal as it’s light on the tongue and stomach.
This particular recipe is dairy-free because the butter is substituted out for olive oil instead, making for a unique cake that isn’t restrictive for people who cannot consume dairy!
5. Mary Berry’s Lemon Drizzle Tray Bake Cake Recipe – BBC Food
Another BBC recipe for you to try out here as we just love their take on classic lemon pudding cake recipes. This lemon drizzle traybake has been a hit since the 60s and has a long history of pleasing families for decades!
It takes roughly 30 minutes to 1 hour to bake and the preparation time is under 30 minutes, so you can enjoy this traybake in one afternoon.
It also makes 16 slices so it can be shared amongst all your loved ones and win the hearts of the nation!
6. Lemon Surprise Pudding Recipe – BBC Food
Lemon pudding cakes might just be Britains favorite cake, and you can bring a bit of Britain into your home life with this amazing lemon pudding cake recipe for a taste of what the Brits love!
Make sure to slightly burn the top of this pudding for that added crispy texture, it adds an interesting element to a simple cake without ruining the overall taste.
There are 6 ingredients all in all, including milk, eggs, lemons, plain flour, unsalted butter, and vanilla extract and we are certain you have all these in your pantry so there are no excuses with this recipe.
7. Lemon Drizzle Sponge Pudding Recipe | BBC Good Food
Another deep-dish pudding recipe to please a whole family of big food eaters can be on its way to you with just an hour of your time!
We love the resemblance to a messy Yorkshire pudding that this cake has and anyone who loves lemon, or Britain for that matter, will fall in love with the comfort this cake brings to any home!
The drizzle and lemon zest pieces on the top add a burst of flavor to each piece of pudding served and you can add more or less based on your personal lemon zest preferences.
8. Lemon & Raspberry Doughnut Pudding Recipe | BBC Good Food
You can expect requests for second servings with this fabulous lemon and raspberry doughnut pudding recipe, your relatives will be stumped over how you pulled such an amazing recipe together in such a short amount of time.
This recipe uses raspberry doughnuts with fresh custard, lemon curd, and extra raspberries for even more sweetness! This recipe is the Eton Mess of lemon pudding cake desserts and is impossible to mess up because the ingredients do it all for you.
9. Fastest Ever Lemon Pudding Recipe | BBC Good Food
This could be the easiest lemon pudding cake recipe you’ll ever make, it requires under 10 minutes to prepare and bake, can you believe it? It’s a microwave-friendly sponge that is perfect for those lemon pudding cravings and is just sweet enough to satisfy you after dinner.
It does serve 4 however those 4 servings could all be for you if you’re feeling up for the challenge! We love how heartwarming this recipe is for anyone to bake and it’s beginner-friendly, so good luck messing this one up.
10. Lemon Polenta Cake | Nigella’s Recipes | Nigella Lawson
This lemon-style polenta cake is the type of dessert you find in old-fashioned Italian bakery shop windows, and it can be yours with just a small amount of effort! The sponge itself is a golden yellow color and is divinely light on the tongue for a fresh lemon taste.
The lemon highlights the eggy butteriness of the cake to give it a rich and sharp taste whilst remaining light. Just the way we like our lemon puddings!
11. Lemon Bundt Cake – Chef In Training
This lemon bundt cake by Chef in Training is so refreshing and delicious! The frosting is divine and we promise it will be the best-flavored lemon frosting you will ever try.
Top the cake off with a generous amount of lemon zest for a surprise with each mouthful. Each slice of this moist lemon pudding cake is like a slice of heaven!
12. Easy Magic Lemon Pudding (5 ingredients, no eggs) – Scrummy Lane
This easy magic lemon pudding cake has only 5 ingredients and is delicious after-dinner! And the best part? There are no eggs involved in the recipe so it’s extremely Vegan friendly.
Sprinkle a generous helping of icing sugar over the top of the baked pudding and enjoy freshly baked from the oven!
It’s the epitome of lemon drizzle goodness and tastes exactly like a breath of fresh air combined with grandma’s famous lemon cake.
13. Gluten-Free Lemon Drizzle Cake Recipe – BBC Food
We’ve got a classic lemon cake to impress any loved ones or friends you want to introduce it to!
This recipe by the BBC makes a simple and easy lemon drizzle pudding cake and it’s gluten-free so people with gluten dietary restrictions can enjoy a light and fluffy lemon cake without the consequences of upsetting their stomachs with too much gluten.
14. Cranberry Bundt Cake With Lemon – Easy Winter Bakes
This cranberry bundt lemon cake is perfect for an alternative Christmas pudding during the holiday season.
It’s a lemon-style pudding cake with a unique twist of cranberries incorporated into the cake and it is amazing as a flavor combination. It’s also a true show stopper as it certainly looks the part as well as containing a burst of fruity flavors.
15. Lemon Almond Pudding With Raspberries | House & Garden
Lemon is one of those flavors that can be extremely well served with other fruits and berries.
The raspberries in this recipe have been baked to perfection on the top of the pudding cake mix and combined with the lemon in each mouthful, it melts in your mouth and is so zesty and sweet!
Final Thoughts
Well, there you have it! We’ve found you the most amazing lemon pudding cake recipes to impress your loved ones and provide you with the most nostalgic flavors and aromas.
You’ll be taken straight back to your childhood with every recipe and if you struggle to choose a favorite, then just make them all! There’s nothing stopping you.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Long Should I Bake My Lemon Pudding Cake?
You’ll want to place your cake pan in a larger pan filled with 1 ½ inch of water. Bake this until golden brown for roughly 25-30 minutes and dust with powdered sugar to finish! Serve warm and enjoy with the whole family.
What Is The Best Recipe For A Lemon Cake?
We highly recommend the lemon sponge pudding recipe by Magazine for the top contender of lemon cake recipes!
It’s a rustic cake that takes you back to your childhood helping mum or grandma in the kitchen with their baking! And it’s so easy to throw together for yourself or for a family gathering.
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