Delicious Lemon Curd Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 150 g granulated sugar
• 2 large lemons zested
• 170 g unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 3 large eggs (room temperature)
• 120 g lemon curd (homemade or store-bought)
• 330 g plain flour (all-purpose)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp fine salt
• 60 g cream cheese (1/3 cup)
• 130 g powdered icing sugar (confectioners’ sugar)
• 60 g lemon curd

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven & prep pan: Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) Grease with butter a 20cm (8-inch) springform pan and line the base with parchment paper. Alternatively, use a high sided cake pan with removable base.

2. 2

   Rub the lemon zest and sugar together. Add sugared lemon zest into the bowl of a stand mixer, and using your fingertips, rub the zest into the sugar for a minute or so. This releases the oils.

3. 3

   Cream butter and sugar. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the butter to the lemon sugar and beat on medium-high until pale and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the base and sides of the bowl.

4. 4

   Add in eggs. Add eggs one at a time, beating until fully incorporated after each addition. Again, scrape down the base and sides of the bowl.

5. 5

   Add lemon curd. Mix in the lemon curd until just combined.

6. 6

   Sift in dry ingredients: Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the mixing bowl and beat on medium speed until a few flour streaks remain.

7. 7

   Bake: Pour batter into the prepared pan and level. Bake on the centre shelf for 45-50 minutes until golden brown and the sponge springs back or a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. If the cake is browning too quickly, cover it in aluminium foil and continue to bake. Cool on a wire rack for ten minutes, then remove the cake from the pan to cool.

8. 8

   Decorate. Add cream cheese and powdered icing sugar into a medium mixing bowl and whisk until smooth and lump-free. Spoon onto the top of the lemon curd cake and smooth out to the edges.Dollop the remaining lemon curd and swirl through the cream cheese frosting. Slice and serve immediately.