5.0 from 6 votes
Lemon Curd Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
A mouth-watering cake with a touch of lemon, filled with lemon curd, and topped with lemon cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 358 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/4 /4 cups buttermilk
- 1 lemon
- 2 cups lemon curd
- Cream Cheese frosting
Instructions
- Butter and flour two 9" round cake pans. Preheat oven to 350º.
- Cream butter until fluffy.
- Add sugar and cream until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
- Add flour and baking powder alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with buttermilk.
- Add zest and juice of 1 lemon to batter and combine well.
- Pour into pans and bake until golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes. You can follow my tips for how to tell when your cake is done.
- Remove from oven and place on cooling racks until fully cooled.
- Spread 3/4 of lemon curd between two layers of cake.
- Mix remaining lemon curd into cream cheese frosting.and decorate cake.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
358kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
53g
(18%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
106mg
(35%)
Sodium
136mg
(6%)
Potassium
105mg
(3%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
41g
(82%)
Vitamin A
297IU
(6%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 358
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 358kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 106mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 136mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 105mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 41g | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 297IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.