Lemon Italian Creme Cake

    What better thing to do while in quarantine than to make your favorite cake, right? For me that's lemon italian creme cake, but not just any lemon italian creme cake. If you are ever in the Greenville, SC area, then you must head over to the Five Forks area of Woodruff Road to Napoli where you will find a hidden gem of a italian and greek fare. They have some of the best homemade sangria and chicken souvlaki, but most importantly they make an italian lemon creme cake that is divine. My family knows that I love it so much that last year for my birthday I ended up with two cakes. Well- maybe it was due to lack of communication because after eating one piece the taste buds and the sweet tooth are overloaded. Of course, I had to try to replicate it at home because I have some great ideas of how to even improve the mastered recipe to be a little more tangy and maybe even turn it into key lime for an ultimate activation of taste buds. I spent a tiny fortune at the store to purchase ingredients and scanned the internet for combinations of the so-called "best" recipes.

 

In the end, it looked nice... the layers were way to dense. I could have used just regular white cake mix and had better cake results. Following the recipes, the cream was very bland and unsweet. I added extra powdered sugar and lemon zest but it was no where near the tangy zing that I wished for. Overall, it was edible but I think I will just go visit Napoli next time I have a craving. If you have a recipe to share, then please do.