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Lemon cake with fresh red fruit

Makes two 18 cm ⌀ cakes (for a layered presentation/serving) or one 24 cm⌀ cake

Ingredients
Lemon cake:
150 gr butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tbsp lemon zest
10 gr baking powder
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup milk

Lemon whipped cream:
1 container (250 ml) heavy cream
2 tbsp powdered sugar
1/2 cup lemon curd*

Putting it together:
Raspberry jam, or other red fruit jam
Fresh red fruit (raspberries and/or strawberries)

Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 170 o c. Lightly grease baking pans and line with parchment paper.

Whip together the butter and sugar in a standing mixer for about 3 minutes, until mixture is
fluffed.
Add the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Add the yolks and mix until fully combined.
Add the lemon juice and zest and mix.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder. Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to
the batter and fold gently. Add 1/2 the amount of milk and combine. Alternate between the flour
mixture and the milk and gently mix to combine.
Bake for 30 minutes if baking in two pans or 40-45 minutes for a larger cake. Remove from the
oven and let cool completely in room temperature before assembling the cake.
Prepare the cream:
Whisk the heavy cream together with the powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Whisk the
lemon curd before adding it to the whipped cream to soften it a little. Gently fold the lemon curd
into the whipped cream.
Putting it together:
Brush one side of the cake with a very thin layer of jam. Spread (or pipe soft peaks) the cream on
top of the jam and scatter the fruit on the cream.
Place the second layer of cake on top of the fruit and repeat the previous step- brush with jam,
spread the cream and scatter fruit on top.

*If you don't feel like making lemon curd, or you want a more subtle lemony flavor, this cake is
also great without it. Simply whisk the heavy cream, omitting the lemon curd, and proceed
according to the recipe. Your pleasure is guaranteed!

Bon appetite!