Lemon Whipped Cream Filling

We just love lemon cake recipes and today I'm going to share an amazing Lemon Whipped Cream Filling that pairs perfectly with all sorts of cakes from lemon to vanilla bean cake and more!

 

 

How to Make Lemon Whipped Cream Filling

*Find the full, printable recipe below!

This Lemon Whipped Cream filling recipe is a combination of two of our favorite fillings- whipped cream and lemon curd. The easy summary of the recipe is to gently fold whipped cream into lemon curd.

The result is a soft, luscious filling that you'll want to dive right into. You can find the full recipe further down but here is the basic rundown: 

For the Lemon Curd...

• We started with making the lemon curd which involves heating the sugar, corn starch, and water over medium heat. Stir constantly until it thickens and comes to a boil, then stir for a minute more and remove from the heat.

 

• Add a half cup of the hot mixture into a small bowl with egg yolks and stir until combined. Continue stirring as you add the mixture back into the saucepan. Stir over medium heat for about 1-2 minutes or until the curd has thickened. Remove from heat and stir in the butter, lemon juice and zest.

 

• Let the lemon curd cool, then press plastic wrap onto the surface, this will prevent a skin from forming on the top. Refrigerate.

 

 

 

Making the Whipped Cream

• We make sweetened whipped cream all the time to dollop onto our sweets or to use as a filling. I love the light, fluffy consistency. 

 

• Chill the mixing bowl and beaters (for hand mixer) or whisk attachment (for stand mixer) in the freezer for 10 minutes.

 

• Pour the whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla into the chilled mixing bowl, begin beating on low speed gradually increasing to medium high speed.

 

• Beat until the cream begins to thicken (after approx. 1 ½ minutes) and soft peaks form….peaks that slightly bend over. Watch closely as this happens quickly. Do not over beat or it will turn into butter.

 

 

Putting it all Together...

We're almost done! 

 

 

 

• Gently fold ½ c. (134g) chilled lemon curd into the prepared whipped cream.

 

• You will have some leftover lemon curd which you can use to glaze your cake layers before spreading with lemon whipped cream filling. Yum!

 

 

 

 

 

What Cakes Pair Well with Lemon Whipped Cream Filling?

There are so many flavors that pair well with lemon. Here are a few favorites!:

• Scratch Lemon Cake

 

• Lemon Layer Cake (Doctored Mix)

 

• Coconut Cake (This is our scratch Coconut Lemon Recipe)

 

• Vanilla Bean Cake

 

• Classic White Cake

 

• White Almond Sour Cream Cake (doctored cake mix)

 

• Lemon Sour Cream Cake

 

Working with Soft Cake Fillings- Dam or No Dam?

Whenever I use a soft cake filling like today's Lemon Whipped Cream, or mousse fillings, etc, I like to pipe a dam of frosting about ¼ inch from the edge of the cake layer before adding the filling.

I do this by filling a disposable piping bag with frosting and snipping the tip away, so that I can easily pipe a "dam" of frosting that is as high as the filling will be. Then, I fill inside of the dam with the softer filling and add the next cake layer and so on.

When the cake layers are assembled, I also fill in any gaps around the sides of the cake (between the cake layers) with additional frosting. The dam helps to prevent the soft filling from escaping from the sides of the cake as the weight of each additional cake layer is added.

 If you omit the dam, it's a good idea to keep your filling away from the edge of each cake layer so that it stays contained as the cake layers are stacked.

 

Looking for more Lemon Recipes?

We've made tons of lemon cakes, fillings, and frostings over the years. Here are some favorites for you to try!: 

• Pink Lemonade Cake

 

• Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

 

• Lemon Sour Cream Cake

 

• Lemon Pound Cake

 

• Lemon Orange Layer Cake

 

• Lemon Blueberry Cake

 

Enjoy the Recipe

We hope that you enjoy this frosting! If you give it a try, leave a comment or photo below!