Easy Lemon Torte Recipe

One of my favorite memories from childhood was our family reunions, filled with a groaning table full of desserts. I had a mean sweet tooth and this was one of the few times each year our family had sweets. Sometimes I like to recreate some of our family recipes, but I try to make them a little lighter. Thanks to Yoplait Greek 100 Whips!, I was able to recreate our lemon torte recipe on the lighter side. This torte looks pretty enough for special occasions, but is easy enough to make for dessert tonight.
Lemon Torte

Here’s what you need to make it:
ingredients for torte

To save time I started with a purchased angel food cake and split it in half.  I mixed 3 lemon meringue Greek 100 Whips! and the fresh lemon juice with light whipped topping. I spread the yogurt mixture onto half the cake.
filling
I replaced the top of the cake. Then, I mixed a meringue from egg whites, cream of tartar, sugar and vanilla. I added a cup of Greek 100 Whips! in Vanilla Cupcake to the meringue mixture. I spread the meringue along the top of the cake. To give it a little extra oomph, I garnished it with fresh lemon slices.
Lemon Torte Made with Yogurt

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Easy Lemon Torte Recipe
Recipe Type: dessert
Author: Pam
Ingredients
  • 1 ready made (16 ounces) Angel Food Cake
  • 3 containers (4 ounces each) Lemon Greek Whip 100 Yogurt
  • 3/4 cup (6 ounces) whipped topping , I used light
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup (4 ounces) sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 container Vanilla Cupcake Greek Yogurt Whips!
Instructions
  1. Split the Angel Food Cake in half. Mix the Lemon Greek Whip 100 Yogurt , lemon juice and whipped topping together. Spread the yogurt mixture over one half of the cake, reserving 1/4 cup yogurt mixture. Replace the top half of the cake over the whipped topping. Set the cake aside.
  2. Mix the egg whites and cream of tartar together. Beat until stiff peaks form. Add sugar,vanilla and container of Vanilla Cupcake Greek Yogurt Whips. Spread the meringue on top of the cake. Garnish with lemon slices. Store in the refrigerator.

greek 100 whips

136 Comments

  1. I love motlen lava cakes

  2. I’m a fan of fruit tarts

  3. Pecan pie with extra chocolate- yum

  4. Peanut Butter Cookies

  5. ANYTHING lemon! I adore my mother’s recipe for lemon meringue pie, expecially.

  6. I love anything red velvet!

  7. I like brownies.

  8. The more chocolate the better. My favorite dessert of all time was a dark chocolate cake with a layer of chocolate mousse filling and a layer of chocolate chip cookie dough frosting with a ganache glaze. You can’t even imagine how good that was…

  9. I love pecans – butter pecan ice cream or pecan pie or pecan butter ball cookies!

  10. My favorite dessert is pumpkin pie with whipped cream and strawberries on top.

  11. It would have to be homemade brownies! There is no comparison to the stuff in a box. So good!

  12. My favorite dessert is Pumpkin Cheesecake

  13. touch question but I might go with key lime pie

  14. My favorite dessert is Coconut Custard Pie. Another favorite is Vanilla Yogurt with Strawberries, Blueberries, Nuts and Whipped Cream on top.

  15. I love all desserts but if I had to pick one, I would pick brownies! I love hot moist brownies with pecans and a glass of cold milk! YUM!

  16. I am vegan and I like any vegan baked good, like brownies or cookies or cake.

  17. Cupcakes are my favorite desserts and brownies with ice cream

  18. My favorite dessert is brownies! I love them all warm and gooey!

  19. I love cheese cake!

  20. My favorite dessert is pumpkin pie or anything with pumpkin.

  21. i love brownies

  22. My favorite desert is Mississippi Mud pie.

  23. I love lemon meringue pie, its my fave!

  24. My favorite dessert is lemon meringue pie.

  25. My favorite dessert is a fruit pop. I have quite a collection of recipes for fruit pops.

  26. I love key lime pie, or anything chocolate.

  27. My favorite dessert is banana cream pie.

  28. vanilla cheesecake

  29. I love four-layer pudding dessert! It’s a family favorite! Thanks for the giveaway. 🙂

  30. I love Opera cake, chocolate cake similar to tiramisu.

  31. Carrot cake is my favorite dessert!

  32. Mmm, this looks absolutely delicious! Pineapple cake is my favorite.

  33. I love cheesecake! My favorite is cherry cheesecake

  34. Leigh Anne Borders

    My favorite dessert is a cheesecake so I would go with that one!

  35. My favorite dessert is cheesecake

  36. I like strawberry shortcake

  37. i love cherry fudge brownies!

  38. Michael Ardolino

    YUMMY SOUNDS SO GOOD

  39. My favorite dessert is Chocolate.

  40. My favorite is definitely Tiramisu

  41. I love strawberry shortcake!!!

  42. I love warm bread pudding with real whipped cream

  43. My favorite dessert is chocolate pudding cake

  44. A really good rich, dark chocolate cake is my favorite dessert!

  45. What an amazing recipe! It looks so light and refreshing. It would be great for Easter brunch!

  46. I love lemon desserts and would totally this except I have a dairy allergy. Always ruins things. Still, I think I could find a way to make something similar!

  47. I’ve never thought to use yogurt like this. Thank you for sharing. This looks and sounds delicious. My favorite dessert is Lemon Merangue pie. Could eat it all dy long. :). Thanks for the giveaway chance.
    Carol L

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  49. I love Lemon Poundcake with fresh strawberries

  50. I like yogurt with home made caramel

  51. I’m a sucker for any lemon dessert! Loving that this is a lighter version!

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  53. hot fudge sundae is my fav

  54. Give me a good slice of pecan pie any day of the week!! 🙂

  55. You got me drooling over here. What a quick and easy recipe.

  56. My absolute favorite dessert is a tie between cheesecake and strawberry shortcake

  57. I love flan!

  58. I like chocolate cheesecake

  59. blackberry crumbole

  60. That’s a good looking torte! It’s also a great way to use those Whips! I think the lemon meringue Whip would def. be my fave.

  61. Hard to say what my favorite dessert is. I guess I would say it is chocolate cake.

  62. My favorite dessert is carrot cake

  63. My all-time favourite dessert is French Silk Pie.

  64. I like creme brulee

  65. My husband loves lemon bars so I bet he would love this. So easy to make. Light and spring-time feeling. Looks so pretty. And yummy, too.

  66. I love strawberry cheesecake.

  67. Your lemon torte looks fantastic! I am fast becoming a fan of using Greek yogurt in my recipes.

  68. Tirasmsu

  69. Oh this looks super delicious. I wonder if I made it if it would look as good as yours and taste as good. I am going to try it.

  70. I Love Blackberry Shortcake topped with whipped cream, its so Dreamy!

  71. I like chocolate eclairs.

  72. This looks so fantastic and simple to make. My kids love lemon. I will have to try this recipe this weekend.

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  74. Mmm, looks good! I think my favorite dessert is raspberry cheesecake!

  75. This sounds so amazing! I love that it is easy to make, too!

  76. That looks so yummy. Would be nice to enjoy on a hot summer day.

  77. My favorite dessert is probably cheesecake. I have been trying to find more recipes using greek yogurt, though!

  78. What a great idea to add in the Greek yogurt to make a flavored topping like that. It’s a total no-brainer but I never thought to do that. You’re adding flavor and not a ton of sugar or calories.

  79. I am confused because all your links are taking me to the publix.com website for coupons. So I went to the voplait website and searched for whips desserts and the raspberry whips! with angel food cake looks amazing to me!

  80. What a great idea to use yogurt! This looks amazing!

  81. CHOCOLATE CAKE

  82. I like cheesecake.

  83. My favorite dessert is ice cream. Thanks for the giveaway!

  84. My favorite is Raspberry Whips! with Angel Food Cake and Chocolate Syrup.

  85. I want to do angel food cake with strawberries and strawberri yoplait whip.

  86. I love chocolate covered strawberries.

  87. This lemon torte looks so amazing, this is something I would love to bake and eat!

  88. Yum, this looks delicious. I love lemon flavored treats, probably because my parents have a wonderful lemon tree. I need to pick up some Whips & try this one.

  89. Those Yoplait whips are delicious, and using them this way is brilliant. That looks delicious!

  90. I love anything with lemon! This will be a recipe I will try to make this summer.

  91. Wow. Yum. Lemon is my absolute weakness
    This looks super easy and perfect for summer
    Delicious!

  92. This torte looks super tasty! I love those new whips!

  93. I love any kind of bread pudding, especially banana chocolate chip!

  94. I think Greek yogurt is the best thing since sliced bread, so using it in a lemon torte sounds absolutely amazing! YUM!

  95. Cherry cobbler with vanilla ice cream

  96. This is a beautiful looking dessert. No one could tell how easy it is to make unless you told them!

  97. This lemon torte looks so decadent. I imagine that it must have some delicious and sweet flavors.

  98. Holy love of lemon, this looks amazing! The fact it includes low calorie yogurt is just the icing on the cake (haha). I will definitely be pinning this recipe and enjoying it in the spring sunshine soon!

  99. Key Lime Pie is my favorite but this looks so yummy!!!

  100. Yoplait’s Greek 100 whipped yogurt is such a cool thing for desserts and toppings. I like the way you put the lemon slices on the torte to make it look so yummy. I took a look at all the coupons Publix offers customers. We just need to get a store like that in the Reno NV area.

  101. I like apple pies.

  102. What an easy recipe! This will be perfect for summertime!

  103. I’m not a lemon fan, but I imagine that you could use any flavor of yogurt for this recipe. Super quick and easy!

  104. Mmmmm, that looks really good. I love all desserts with lemon.

  105. My favorite dessert would have to be the strawberry shortcake. It is such a classic!

  106. My favorite dessert is Blackberry Cobbler, but I want to make the Raspberry Whips! with Angel Food Cake and Chocolate Syrup, looks so good.

  107. I love lemon flavored desserts, this is a recipe i must try for the family to have for dessert one night. I have been looking for new dessert ideas so we can start having one or two nights a week with a special dessert option for after dinner! Thank you for sharing such a delicious idea.

  108. I’m more into chocolate desserts and different-tasting cheesecakes. My ultimate dessert is Bananas Foster…and I recently had bananas foster cheesecake which was delicious.

  109. I love cheesecake with fresh strawberries.

  110. What a creative way to use yogurt! I have to make them.

  111. I like Strawberry Shortcake

  112. I love lemon meringue pie – this Lemon Torte recipe has all the potential for a yummy dessert. Thank you

  113. I love Pecan Pie but it’s hard to pick a favorite.

  114. Love strawberry cake

  115. Yummy. This looks great. A lemon treat is perfect for when the heat rolls in. So refreshing.

  116. What an awesome way to use those Whips! This would make a sweet dessert that I could whip up on short notice!

  117. Jello pudding is always good! Love brownies!

  118. That is just so tempting. Amazing and tasty looking.

  119. My favorite desert …hhmmm???…this is a hard question because I loveeee all the deserts :)))…Maybe lava cake

  120. It’s hard to pick a favorite dessert, but I’ll have to go with cheesecake!

  121. My husband loves all things lemon. You could say its his favorite. 😉

  122. I like tirasmsu

  123. My favorite recipe is Mini Chocolate Strawberry Croissants

  124. This looks really yummy. I never thought about using yogurt in dessert. I can’t wait to make this.

  125. i love creme brulee

  126. Good grief! No matter what recipe you showcase, it’s always amazing looking. I can’t wait to give this one a try. Thanks for the giveaway, as well!

  127. Great recipe AND great giveaway! I’m a huge torte fan, so I cannot wait to give this recipe a shot.

  128. Oh my goodness this sounds amazing, what a gorgeous desert idea. x

  129. This look like a great, light dessert for the summer. I can just picture myself enjoying a slice by the pool.

  130. That looks good! I am seeing lots of cakes with yogurt. Must try it!

  131. Yogurt and Blackberry Crumble Bars look good.

  132. Robin (Masshole Mommy)

    I never would have thought to use yogurt like this, but I love it! What a great dessert.

  133. Raspberry Whips! with Angel Food Cake and Chocolate Syrup sounds delicious!