Comments on: Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

By: Olivia

Olivia — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:08:36 +0000

In reply to Jett. Hi Jett! I usually recommend a couple hours to get it to room temp. The frosting should not melt unless it is kept outside or in warm temperatures.

By: Jett

Jett — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:53:45 +0000

I haven’t made this cake yet but I’m very excited to for my friends Baby Shower!
How long before the shower would you recommend taking the pre-made cake out of the fridge?
Will the cream cheese frosting melt at all if it’s taken out too early?
🙂

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:37:49 +0000

In reply to Terrie.

Hi Terrie! I sounds like something maybe went wrong with the bake? The cake layers should be 1.5 – 2″ tall in three 6″ pans. As for flavour, did you use the lemon syrup as well? If you’d like even more of a lemon kick you can add lemon curd between the layers https://livforcake.com/lemon-curd/

By: Terrie

Terrie — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:47:30 +0000

Very flat sponge and not very lemony.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:27:53 +0000

In reply to Chelsea. Hi Chelsea! I generally recommend refrigerating but they should be fine at room temp for a couple of days. The frosting will get quite soft though.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:22:12 +0000

Hi,

How long do your cakes last at room temp? Or are they required to be kept in the fridge?

By: Olivia

Olivia — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 17:51:24 +0000

In reply to Abby. Hi Abby! Yes, I think it would be delicious.

By: Abby

Abby — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 21:16:59 +0000

Hi! Do you think that your vanilla swiss meringue buttercream would taste okay with this?

By: Olivia

Olivia — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:40:14 +0000

In reply to sam. Hi Sam! It definitely sounds like something went wrong. The cakes should be close to 1.5" (~4cm) tall each. Did you use three 6" pans? Did you adjust the recipe in any way? I would check to make sure your baking powder is still fresh otherwise. That could cause the cakes to not rise. Did you include baking powder? 1cm thick almost seems like they didn't rise at all.

By: sam

sam — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 02:51:18 +0000

I have made a cake from this site before and it was great. I made the lemon poppyseed cake and my cakes (6in pan) are maybe a centimeter thick! I am confused at what happened this has never happened before when baking for me