Lemon Cake With Lemon Cream
Lemon Cake With Lemon Cream
Lemon Cake With Lemon Cream
Ingredients
For cake:
For filling:
8 lemons
Method 100 g corn starch
225 g granulated sugar
For the filling: 100 g butter
6 egg yolks
In a pot, add water and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium to high heat. 350 g water
Zest 4 lemons and juice all 8 (use more or less juice depending on how sour
you prefer the filling).
In a bowl, add the lemon zest, lemon juice and corn starch. Whisk until the
corn starch dissolves completely.
Add to the pot, lower the heat and whisk continuously until the
mixture thickens (make sure you cook off the taste of flour).
Remove from heat, add the yolks, whisking continuously until completely
incorporated.
Add the butter and stir to incorporate.
Pour filling into a rectangular pan.
Smooth the surface with a spatula and cover with plastic wrap, making sure
the wrap directly touches the surface.
Refrigerate for 1 hour to chill.