14 Reviews of Olive Garden Lemon Cream Cake Clone

From: GeriNCC

On Jun 29, 2007

My husband and I love the cake from the olive garden and were both very pleased that this helped us cope with those lemon cream cake cravings!! The secret to the perfect filling consistency is to do what the professionals do and chill the cake in the freezer. The filling set perfectly and with just a few minutes thaw matched very well to the original. Definitely worth it!!

From: Chef #761694

On Jul 17, 2008

This was an easy cake to make & overall tasted great! We did not think it tasted like the Olive Garden cake. It was only slightly lemon tasting. If you want a lemon flavored cake, definitely doctor the recipe. I have been trying different cakes claiming to be like the Olive Garden cake. I have found others that were more like it. But, if you just want a great tasting cake, this would be it!

From: I_Can_Only_Bake

On Mar 10, 2008

This is a great recipe! I haven't tried the Olive Garden version, but I really enjoyed eating this cake! The only thing I changed was I used the zest of a whole lemon in the frosting and the juice of a whole lemon-- most of the juice I put in the frosting, and the other part I drizzled over the bottom layer of the cake before frosting it. It still had a very subtle lemony flavor. Yum! Thanks so much for sharing.

From: Chef #935004

On Aug 26, 2008

Good, refreshing cake (I used a Lemon cake mix) but NOTHING like OliveGarden's. Help! The real recipe must be somewhere.

From: CharityAnn

On Jul 9, 2007

Sooo maybe it does, maybe it doesn't taste like Olive Gardens'-I've never had theirs, but this IS fantastic. I used my own white cake recipe, I drenched the layers with juice from the lemons and loved it-ESPECIALLY the "crumb" topping. It's so easy and I always have these ingredients. Thank you for such a great recipe, I will make this over and over.

From: Cooks4_6

On Aug 3, 2007

I have not had the Cream Cake from Olive Garden, but I have had a similar one from Cheesecake Factory. I modified the recipe a bit, but not too much to repost a recipe. Next time I would decrease the amount of powdered sugar in the lemon cream, and increase the lemon — perhaps adding a layer of lemon curd. Very good!

From: bullwinkle

On May 21, 2006

I never order dessert at Olive Garden so I don't know what their cake taste like but this cake was very good. The only thing I would do different next time is to add more lemon juice or zest for a more lemony taste. Thanks Missus Jones. Bullwinkle.

From: Christy Sowers

On May 20, 2006

Not quite Olive Garden, but very good. I used a more lemon juice, as I love lemon flavor, and it was a more tart (the way I like it!). Good recipe. I enjoyed making it. I also liked the crumb topping. It was subtle and didn't overpower the lemon flavor.

From: mandabears

On May 15, 2006

i never eat at the olive garden. this cake is wonderful, you can not tell that it started with a cake mix. the different layers really complient each other and the lemon flavor is delicious.

From: Manda's Mom

On May 30, 2006

This is even better then the Olive Garden version. The cake/filling melts in your mouth. The amount of lemon flavor is perfect, it is not overpowering but is enough to be refreshing. This is a perfect dish for a hot summer day or for a light dessert any time! I highly recommend it.