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Lemon Curd Cake Recipe
This homemade lemon curd cake will impress everyone! Like a sponge cake, it's light, fluffy, and moist. It's topped with heavy cream and lemon curd frosting.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
44 mins
Servings: 8 portions
Calories: 600 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American , British
Ingredients
- 8 ounces all-purpose flour plain flour
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- 8 ounces caster sugar
- 8 ounces margarine or baking spread
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest of 1 lemon
- ⅔ cup lemon curd ⅓
- 4 eggs
- 7 fluid ounces Heavy cream/ Double cream
Instructions
For the lemon cake:
- Preheat the oven to 356°F/ 180°C or gas mark 4. Grease your baking pan and line it with parchment paper.
- Measure all the ingredients and place the flour, baking powder, caster sugar, margarine/ baking spread, lemon zest, ⅓ cup/ 80 milliliters of lemon curd, and eggs into a large mixing bowl.
- Using a handheld or stand mixer, beat the ingredients until you get a smooth, thick batter.
- Divide the mixture into the baking pans as equally as possible.
- Bake the cake batter in the preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes until it looks golden brown and springs back to the touch.
- Leave the cake in the pans for a minute before taking them out of the pans and leaving them to cool on a wire rack.
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For the lemon frosting:
- Pour the heavy cream into a mixing bowl and the remaining ⅓ cup/ 80 milliliters of lemon curd.
- Whisk using a handheld or stand mixer until you get a medium peak consistency of this lemony cream.
- Use the frosting to sandwich the cakes and frost on the top.
Notes
- You can use a store-bought lemon curd. But if you want full quality control of your curd, you can use this easy lemon curd recipe.
- Feel free to add more lemon zest if you prefer a stronger, lemony flavor in your cake.
- Although I use baking spread for this recipe, you can always swap it with butter. Just make sure your butter is at room temperature, and it is softened.
Nutrition Information
Calories
600kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
63g
(21%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
36g
(55%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
14g
Trans Fat
0.05g
Cholesterol
111mg
(37%)
Sodium
496mg
(21%)
Potassium
100mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
41g
(82%)
Vitamin A
1514IU
(30%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
118mg
(12%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8portions
Amount Per Serving
Calories 600
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 600kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 63g | 21% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Trans Fat | 0.05g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 111mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 496mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 100mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 41g | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 1514IU | 30% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 118mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.