I don't think he ever stops smiling, he's so cute!

For everyone who doesn't use cups: For the sponge: 160ml milk 80ml lemon juice 285g white sugar zest of one lemon 115g softened butter 240g all purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 3 eggs For the creme: 4 eggwhites 340g white sugar 455g softened butter zest of one lemon For the filling: 225g mascarpone 85g confectioners sugar cest of one lemon 250ml whipping cream 1 1/2 tsp confectioners sugar 1/4 tsp vanilla extract yellow foodcoloring Hope this helps some of you♥ Keep baking :D

I heard mascarpone then Swiss buttercream and exclaimed aloud, “My coworkers do not deserve the time and energy needed for this masterpiece. “

I don't know how you can have this channel and not weigh 600 pounds.

I just made this cake and it was delicious. I used Italian Meringue buttercream with lemon curd filling. I love lemon and this was perfect. Thank you for this recipe.

THE HOLY GRAIL OF CAKES I made this cake for a friend's birthday in June and to my chagrin, am just now writing to tell you how wonderful it was. We are all dancers and so the cake had to be a half sheet size to accomodate a crowd in a local club. I made two batches of cake batter, one for each layer. In each batch I multipied the ingredients by three. I didn't write anything down, but figured it in my head and then measured by weght, eyeballed the results and sallied forth! I put my full faith in my wits and your viedo! I made my own Lemon Curd for filling using your recipe. I doubled your Lemon Swiss Meringue Frosting Recipe, and decorated the top of the cake with a Lattice design and my Homemade Meyer Lemon Marmalade. It was quite a beauty. The amazing thing about this cake is that it was so LIGHT! It was like carrying a feather! People would look at it and say, oh, just a small piece, but then when they finished eating their not-so-small piece, they were mesmerized, standing there saying, "It's so LIGHT!". They kept asking me where I got it. As to the flavor, it was hands down the most incredible cake I have ever tasted in my entire life, and I am sixty-six years old, so that is saying something! I have been baking since I was twelve. NEVER have I seen people react the way the guests did when they saw and then tasted OUR creation. I can never thank you enough. Paula

Love all things lemon ! Such a pretty decorative cake. I recommend mixing half could of sugar and 1/4 cup of lemon juice. Mix them together till it dissolves and then with a “paint brush” wipe it between every cake layer. Prior to adding the frosting. Game changer!!

I used the Italian buttercream frosting recipe and substituted lemon juice instead of water with the sugar. This made the frosting taste amazing Add 1 or 2 Tbsp of fresh lemon zest while whipping in the lemon juice sugar syrup. Yum

I have decided--you are my FAVORITE KZfaqr. Without fail, you always make me laugh, and your creations are beautiful, and delicious, I'm sure.

Sooooo cool! I made this recipe off your website this weekend for my birthday cake. Filled it with cream cheese buttercream and lemon curd. It was delicious! All guests impressed as can be. Thanks, my husband and I enjoy your video's very much.

I've made AT LEAST 7 of your cakes and they never fail!!!! You are amazing!!! Thank you for teaching us your ways! 💛 I always share your videos.

"By pulse, I mean Run the hell out of it for a long time" 😁 What a decadent looking cake! 💕

As a home baker, I've found lemon cakes (or cupcakes) to be very underrated but so easy to do with high payoff. I think I will try your recipe, but I might add in at least 1 layer of sturdy lemon curd for extra zing. Beautiful presentation as always!

@preppy kitchen all your recipes are soooo amazing! You’re such an inspiration! I love watching your videos they are so effortless and awesome! Keep it up!!!

@preppykitchen John, THANK YOU! I made this cake last weekend for my first ever event - my sister in law's 10 year anniversary. The guests loved it but most spectacularly, my sister in law said it was literally the best cake she has ever had... ever! And did I mention that I only started baking less than 2 months ago, using your blog and KZfaq channel?! Every recipe of yours that I have baked has been consistently delicious - and easy to follow! So here is my heartfelt thank you for being a talented teacher and a genius creator of recipes!

Thus cake is the bomb, I made it and it was so so moist. Everyone loved it and I added blueberries. Thanks so much for all your recipes they are supper simple and just right.

This cake is absolutely dreamy (using your words) I combined this cake with your lemon curd and meringue cookies recipes (which are to die for and not too sweet like I was imagining them to be), the cookies added a little crunchiness to the cake. Thank you!

he's nice, friendly and knows what he's doing, love your works

I agree the lemon wedges were a little busy on top. HOWEVER, I DO put lemon wedges on my lemon cake because they drip a little juice into the frosting and make it INSANELY delicious! It reminds me of Chick-Fil-A's frosted lemonade.

Aahhhh I love your videos so much!!! You even leave in your mistakes instead of editing. You are the best!

I’m not even watching because of the recipe, I’m just here to watch John be cute and funny. 😅

Love how you own mistakes and explain how to fix them! Thank you! I ended up making these into cupcakes as I ran out of time to make a birthday cake. Piped the mascarpone on top after adding more confectioners sugar to stiffen it up... everyone loved them! 18 minutes - and it made 17 cupcakes. Your recipe for the cake and mascarpone filling is probably my favorite lemon cake recipe to date! Moist, lemony, and delicious.

Aww John you make me smile. Your my favourite teacher. I live in Australia love love love how you give weights for the ingredients. I won’t follow anyone that doesn’t do this. I’ve made so many of your recipes. You have made this 71 year old nana a better baker. Thanks.

I made this cake yesterday because my daughter requested lemon cake for her birthday. I had to substitute the all-purpose flour with gluten free all-purpose. The cake came out amazing. Very moist and lemony. Nobody knew it was gf and all raved about it.

Your videos are so user-friendly. You're funny and you make it seem like I can actually bake this cake. Just love you

I made this cake Seriously its sooooo good Its so incredibly delish Its literally smelt and tasted like Betty Crocker Cake mix cake but with lemon juice It was soo tangy and zingy i love it Thanks for such an amazing recipe. Instead of the swiss meringue frosting, i used lemon buttercream instead And i left out the mascarpone filling too (ik im on a rly strict budget lol) But seriously it tastes so good!

This was an amazing recipe! I didn't split it into 3 6-inch pans, but instead i used one 9-inch pan and made half the frosting (2 eggs) it turned out perfect! Saving this one in my recipe book!

I tried the mascarpone filling of this recipe and it turned out lovely 💛, just a little note: try not to overmix the whipping cream because it does seperate.

You were not kidding about the Buttercream taking color. By the way my one and a half year-old son really enjoyed these cakes as they were sitting out to cool LOL thank you love your channel enjoy watching all your videos everyone at work makes fun of me because I watch your cake videos. But I enjoy seeing the joy on peoples faces when I bake them a cake. Greetings from Merced California

John, my husband would like to thank you for inspiring me to replace all our kitchen stuff with new copper utensils, mixer, pots and pans, etc. I would like to thank you too! Love your videos! I’m determined to get my cakes as perfect as your. I’m getting there but you’re really making a lot of us look bad. 🍰❤️

I am about to make this cake. It will be the first try using cake strips, so I am pretty excited. I had used your trick with the foil and paper towels, but my husband said I bake so much that I should have the proper tools. I also made your vanilla cake recipe which is absolutely a hit in our house. I did make it into a coconut cake which was positively lovely. Everyone loved it. Thank you so much for making these great videos

Thank you for teaching how to “save” the Swiss meringue! I have thrown so many away. Now I know how to save it!

You got a new subscriber! Love your simplicity and passion when explaining every recipe. Good combo!

Hey John, try using liquid coloring for meringue base buttercream, the color will be more vivid, meringue contains high amount of water due to egg whites in the mixture and by using water base it allows a better incorporation due to the same nature. Love ya from Singapore！Thank you for being so inspirational for all the bakes and cakes, greatly appreciated ❤

the butter cream he used is very delicate to humidity. if it's a rainy day, throw the bowl and mixer in the fridge for 15-20 minutes and whip it again. if it still doesn't peak, add a little bit of confection sugar!

I wish I had this recipe before my aunt passed. She was 102 and loved everything lemon. She lived with me several years before she passed away and would have wanted this everyday. Thanks for sharing. I will try and make it and think of her with every bite.

Since I have a lemon tree in my yard, CANNOT wait to try this! It looks gorgeous😍😋😍😋

Lemon curd, a thin layer will definitely add that extra bit of zing to this cake.

John Kannel...Simply amazing!!!! I ever can't did properly bakery until i know him...three of three sucessful recipes...carrot cake, three layer chocolate cake and lemmon cake ...awesom

I’ve been watching you for years and it’s so exciting to see your subscriber numbers climbing. I always tell people about you when they’re looking for a recipe. Love to watch your videos. Keep up the amazing job your doing.

This looks amazing! It's blueberry season here in Orlando and I picked 8 pounds of blueberries on Sunday. I was looking for a lemon cake recipe to go with them. I'm going to bake some into this lemon cake!

John, Big fan of lemon. I love this cake. It looks refreshing and delicious. 🙂

I don’t even know what to say right now. I love baking, I’ve watched a lot of KZfaq videos and experimented with a lot of different flavors. Besides the amazing lemon flavor of this cake, I learned a new technique! I had never heard of the fabric things to place around the cake pans, to make the cake top stay flat instead of domed shape. I was skeptical at first, but I just used this technique and it freaking works! Amazing!

Omg!!!!! This recipe is dreamy as a vanilla cake. 2/3 cups of milk I substituted with yoghurt. And 1/3 cup of lemon juice I substituted milk and added it to the curd. Omg your recipe is the softest! cotton soft n moist and just so melt in the mouth. You really are a genius. I love you John

He should have his own cooking show on tv. He's amazing!

The cake looks yummy and sooo moist.. And the lemon wedges looked great too!

Adding cold butter is a trick I learned in culinary school. I had my buttercream suddenly drop, flop, and become soupy. You can put it in the fridge or freezer, but I didn't have the time, so I started adding cold butter pieces and voila!!! The buttercream came back and beat up beautifully. Love your videos (I'm a lemon lover).

You're awesome! You NEVER stop smiling! And that, in turn, makes me smile.... thank you!

You and your recipes are so refreshing. Thanks. Greetings from Germany

I have been hoping that you post a recipe for a luscious lemon cake. It's always my favorite and it's perfect for spring time treat.

I thought by adding the lemon slices, it gave it more of an elegant look. Love the receipt. My next task is your lemon curd.🍋

I just made the cake and some notes: 1. This cake NEEDS to rest in the fridge for a couple of hours for setting up, otherwise, the mascarpone filling will spill when first cut 2. Despite the amount of zest and lemon juice it isn't really that tangy 3. The frosting comes out a bit too buttery for my taste so keep that in mind and taste in between adding the butter to stop when you get the desired taste. You will have plenty to cover the cake even without using all the butter.

I have been hoping for a lemon cake. I love lemon flavored baked goods!

The lemon cake looks so beautiful, perfect for spring

Oh man! I love how the different shades of yellow just meld together and you can really see it magically go from light to dark!

Your videos make my day so much better!

YUM! Lemon is one of my favorite cakes!

Just finished making it, oh my, so soft, so good, Thank you : )

YOUR CAKES LOOK DELICIOUS--!! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! Thanks for sharing!

John. My 3 year old and I are binging your channel and it is an hour past her bedtime - and she says "mom! He is so happy about cakes!" Look at all these lives you are touching! Big fans here on Canada's west coast! PS your swiss and Italian meringue icings are now my ONLY icings. Cheers to you! OMG and the cake strips! Thank you!

Personally I love candying lemon wedges and topping them on my lemon cakes! 💛🍋

This looks heavenly! 😍 I love the way you decorated the cake!

I tried this recipe it turned out to be super moist 😍 PS: 80ml of lemon juice was to much to me so I added only 30-40 ml of it and added a little milk to cover up the need of liquid

I just discovered your channel yesterday. It is SO FRIGGING GOOD to watch a cooking tutorial/demonstration where the music is not drowning out what is being said. I am going to make this lemon cake after I get back home from the Weezer/Pixies concert this weekend!

Omg I love ur recipes. I tried the ultimate chocolate cupcake recipe recently and it came out so well!!!

I liked the lemon wedges in between the dollops, but it did seem like much in between. Maybe you could’ve put them in between every other space, so alternate with one space having a wedge and one not having one. Or maybe you could have zested a bit of a lemon on top if that didn’t work. Still looked great plain in the end though!

I did this recipe with a ganache filling, all my friends loved it, it's amazing!!

I'll be honest. I've made this recipe a million times. It's amazing every time!! 😍

I love your recipes! The measurements in grams saves me so much time using 4 different conversion calculators to work it out. Some days you just want to bake, and not do all the math. Thank you!

This video should be called “How to make myself jealous that I can’t eat the cake” Btw I know that my comment is late. It’s because I have watched this vid soooooooo many times

Mmmmm I love lemon and this cake is truly beautiful I loved the lemon wedges maybe candied for some sparkle..

Simply the best lemon cake ever!! Super moist and fluffy. This recipe is keeper!

John, thank you for sharing another amazing video!❤️❤️

Your work with the whisk is so calming 😅 my whisk and I are not friends 😂

I have made this cake few years for my son it’s his FAVORITE but I can find the real recipe the link send me to another delicious cake but it’s definitely not this one… I will write it down just be it’s the BEST 👌🏼👌🏼🙏🏻 Thank you for sharing all these deliciousness @preppykitchen

He’s the chef that keeps smiling while cooking so 😍

"HHHUWIPPED! cream~" Me: ... stewie? 0_0

I have tried your recipe, and I love it! Really moist. Thank you ☺️

"I am not that person" LOL me neither! The more lemon the better. I'm definitely going to try this recipe.

I started to watch your videos a few weeks ago and I am hooked! I love watching you explain things in detail with that a smile on your face. You keep things chilled and I enjoy watching you love what you do. Love from Australia! x

Just clicked play, like, and enjoying watching your videos.. Thanks for everything you have been shared😍 im a lucky one😊 keep it up...

Wow, this one looks yummy. Will definitely try it soon. Best regards from Cairo, Egypt. 😍

I will try to make this beautiful recipe this coming week for a birthday party.. wish me luck!

I made this cake and it was so freaking nice. It was so tasty and not overly sweet like many other recipes. It was a really good lemon cake :). Love this video! 🍋

IM ACTUALLY DYING THIS LOOKS SOOOOOOO GOOD I WANT TO MAKE IT 😂❤️❤️

"And by pulse I mean just run the hell out of it for a long time." LOL

I love the way he laughs whenever he creates something that seems off

I look forward to making this cake! I think the top would be perfect with quarter slices of lemon between the dollops. Your channel has quickly become my favorite.

im surprised you didnt make candied lemon segments for decoration.

I love you so so much thank you for doing what you do💕💕💕

My husband asked for a lemon cake for his birthday. Since I'm stuck at home due to COVID-19, I thought this would be a great cake to make. It took me from 10AM to 4:30 to complete the whole process, and when I say process, I mean it's for people who have already cooked 1000 cakes can do this. For the amateur baker, it's nothing short of asking someone to sing whose tone deaf. I did enjoy trying to make this cake and maybe in a year, I'll try it again.

I did your wonderful cake (double recipe) it’s delicious, yummy, amazing, incredible, yum yum yum wow!!! Love it! The I gave it to my customers. They called me the next day and told me it was the best cake they had EVER had!!! They actually sent me an additional $15.00 tip! Like, what???

Ps I’m sure u get this a lot I wish you were my husband 😂😂😂😂 U are so talented and very likable I never watch the videos that people talk and explain But really like your videos Keep posting them 😍😍🙏🏻🙏🏻

What a beautiful cake 😍🍋 my moms been wanting a lemon cake since that’s her favorite! I want to try & make this now. I love your videos 😊👍🏽

John, your videos bring me such joy! Much love from Oklahoma!

Just discovered your channel a few days ago and IM IN LOVE! You’ve sparked my passion for baking again. Your recipes are wonderfully done and I love how your videos flow! I can’t wait to make this lemon cake for my daughters first birthday later this month! Thank you!

Maybe just a tiny dollop of icing in the middle of the cake with a thinly sliced twisted lemon might look really nice.

He said HWHipped cream...like Stewie from Family Guy!

Your steps are clear, concise, and entertaining. I L💜VE LEMON!!!!! Thank you!

I tried this cake with your lemon curd filling and it was so good thank you for the great recipe. Although my cake felt a little dry to me. After baking it was initially very soft when it came to room temperature I wrapped it and put it in the fridge. Decorated and prepared it after a day but felt dry when served