Let this traditional English Lemon Cake, layered with lemon curd and candied citrus fruit, become the star of your Christmas menu.
Lemon Cake
2014-10-02 02:06:56
Yield: 1 (9-inch) cake • Preparation: 10 minutes • Cook: 40 minutes • Cool: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 4 cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 (10-ounce) jar lemon curd
- 1 recipe Candied Citrus (recipe follows)
- Garnish: kumquats
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease 2 (9-inch) pans. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Add to butter mixture, alternating with milk. Beat until well incorporated.
- Add lemon juice, orange juice, and ginger, beating well. Divide batter between prepared pans.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- Dust cake layers with confectioners’ sugar.
- Place 1 layer on cake plate. Spread with lemon curd. Top with Candied Citrus, reserving a few pieces for garnish. Top with remaining cake layer. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Garnish with kumquats and Candied Citrus, if desired.
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Candied Citrus
2014-10-02 02:09:49
Preparation: 15 minutes • Cook: 30 minutes • Cool: 1 hour
Ingredients
- 4 cups water, divided
- 1 orange, thinly sliced, seeds removed
- 2 lemons, thinly sliced, seeds removed
- 2½ cups sugar, divided
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add orange and lemons. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer for 10 minutes. Drain.
- In the same saucepan, bring remaining 2 cups water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add 2 cups sugar, whisking to combine. Reduce heat to medium.
- Add orange and lemons to sugar mixture. Simmer until pith is translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove citrus from sugar mixture. Let cool on wire racks.
- Toss citrus with remaining ½ cup sugar before using.
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