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Lemon Curd Cake

Course Dessert
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings 16 slices

Ingredients

**For the Lemon Curd:**

  • ½ cup fresh lemon juice
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • ¾ cup granulated white sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • ½ cup unsalted butter

**For the Lemon Cake:**

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ cups granulated white sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 3 tablespoons lemon zest

**For the Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting:**

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter
  • 6 ounces cream cheese
  • 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar
  • ½ tablespoon lemon zest

Instructions

**For the Lemon Curd:**

  • Combine lemon juice, egg yolks, sugar, salt, and lemon zest in a saucepan.
  • Heat over medium-low heat until thickened, then remove from heat and stir in butter until melted.
  • Chill in the fridge until set.

**For the Lemon Cake:**

  • Preheat the oven and prepare a baking pan.
  • Whisk together dry ingredients, then cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, then mix in dry ingredients and buttermilk. Fold in lemon zest.
  • Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, then cool completely.

**For the Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting:**

  • Beat butter until fluffy, then add cream cheese and beat until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar and lemon zest until creamy.

**Assembling the Cake:**

  • Poke holes in the cooled cake and pipe lemon curd into them.
  • Frost the cake with lemon cream cheese frosting and swirl in more lemon curd.
  • Serve and enjoy every citrusy bite of this delightful lemon curd cake!