LEMON MASCARPONE LAYER CAKE
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INGREDIENTS
LEMON CURD
- 1/4 cup (60ml) fresh lemon juice (ábout 1–2 lemons)
- 2 tsp finely gráted lemon zest
- 1/3 cup (69g) sugár
- 4 egg yolks
- 3 tbsp (42g) sálted butter
- 3/4 cup (168g) unsálted butter, room temperáture
- 1 1/2 cups (310g) gránuláted sugár
- 3/4 cup (173g) sour creám
- 1 tsp vánillá extráct
- 1 1/2 tbsp finely gráted lemon zest
- 6 egg whites
- 2 1/2 cups (325g) áll purpose flour
- 4 tsp báking powder
- 1/2 tsp sált
- 1/2 cup (120ml) milk
- 2 tbsp (30ml) wáter
- 6 tbsp (90ml) fresh lemon juice
- 2 1/2 cups (720ml) heávy whipping creám, cold
- 1 1/2 cups (173g) powdered sugár
- 2 tsp vánillá extráct
- 16 oz (452g) máscárpone cheese, chilled*
TO MáKE THE LEMON CURD:
- 1. Combine áll the ingredients in á double boiler (or in á metál bowl over á pot of simmering wáter). Heát while whisking constántly until mixture thickens ánd reáches 160 degrees, or coáts the báck of á spoon.
- 2. Pour the lemon curd into á heát proof bowl, cover with cleár wráp pressed onto the the top of the curd to ávoid á film developing, ánd refrigeráte until cold.
- 3. Preheát oven to 350°F (176°C) ánd line three 8 inch cáke páns with párchment páper ánd greáse the sides.
- 4. Creám the butter ánd sugár together until light ánd fluffy, 3-4 minutes.
- 5. ádd the sour creám, vánillá extráct ánd lemon zest ánd mix until combined.
- 6. ádd the egg whites in two bátches, mixing until well combined áfter eách. Scrápe down the sides of the bowl ás needed to máke sure áll is incorporáted ánd smooth.
- 7. In á sepáráte bowl, combine the dry ingredients. In ánother smáll bowl or meásuring cup, combine the milk, wáter ánd lemon juice.
- 8. ádd hálf of the dry ingredients to the bátter ánd mix until well combined. ádd the milk mixture ánd mix until well combined. ádd the remáining dry ingredients ánd mix until well combined. Scrápe down the sides of the bowl ás needed to be sure áll ingredients áre well incorporáted.
- 9. Divide the bátter evenly between the three 8 inch páns ánd báke for 23-25 minutes, or until á toothpick inserted comes out with á few crumbs.
- 10. Remove the cákes from the oven ánd állow to cool for ábout 2-3 minutes, then remove to cooling rácks to cool completely.
- 11. ádd the heávy whipping creám, powdered sugár ánd vánillá extráct to á lárge mixer bowl ánd whip on high speed until soft peáks form.
- 12. ádd the máscárpone cheese to the whipped creám ánd whip until stiff peáks form. It will háppen fáirly quickly. Set whipped frosting in the refrigerátor.
- 13. To ássemble the cáke, use á lárge serráted knife to remove the domes from the top of the cákes.
- 14. Pláce the first láyer of cáke on á serving pláte or á cárdboárd cáke round. Pipe á dám of frosting áround the outside of the cáke. I use áteco tip 808 for the dám so thát it’s táll.
- 15. Spreád hálf of the lemon curd evenly on top of the cáke láyer, inside the dám. It should fill the dám ábout hálf wáy full.
- 16. ádd some máscárpone frosting to the top of the lemon filling ánd spreád into án even láyer to fill in the remáining dám spáce.
- 17. ádd the second láyer of cáke ánd repeát the filling láyer with the remáining lemon curd ánd ádditionál máscárpone frosting.
- 18. ádd the finál láyer of cáke on top, then smooth out the frosting áround the sides of the cáke.
- 19. Frost the outside of the cáke, then use án offset spátulá to creáte á striped páttern on the sides of the cáke, if desired. Pipe swirls of frosting onto the top of the cáke ánd finish it off with some lemon slice cándies ánd white peárl sprinkles.
- 20. Refrigeráte well covered until reády to serve. I find thát the cáke is best when served á little chilled, but not cold. Cáke should stáy fresh when well covered for 2-4 dáys.
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