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Lemon Curd Poke Cake Recipe<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You guys, this Lemon Curd Poke Cake is THE springtime dessert I look forward to all year long. We’re talking a moist lemon cake soaked in the most dreamy, tart lemon curd filling, topped with billowy homemade whipped cream \u2014 and honestly? It’s one of those lemon desserts that makes people lose their minds at the first bite. I literally can’t even. If you love bright, citrusy, show-stopping lemon flavor, this lemon curd poke cake is the one you absolutely have to make!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Homemade Lemon Curd<\/a><\/strong> | Ina Garten’s Lemon Bars<\/a><\/strong> | Lemon Meringue Pie Dip<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why You’ll Love This Easy Lemon Poke Cake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Can we talk about how this is genuinely one of the most brilliant semi-homemade desserts ever invented? You start with a box cake mix \u2014 a yellow cake mix, specifically \u2014 and then you do a little kitchen magic that takes it completely over the top. Poke cakes are such a great way to pack incredible flavor into every single bite because that lemon curd filling literally soaks down into all those holes and infuses the whole cake base with pure lemony goodness. It’s an easy lemon cake that tastes like you spent all day on it. For lemon lovers, this is your perfect cake \u2014 full stop. I’ve made everything from a strawberry poke cake to a lemon blueberry poke cake, and this lemon version holds a very special place in my heart. Be still my heart, honestly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple Ingredients You’ll Need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of my absolute favorite things about this amazing recipe is that it uses such simple ingredients \u2014 nothing weird, nothing scary, just pantry staples and a little fresh lemon love. Here’s what you’re working with!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yellow Cake:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n