Thursday, August 1, 2024

Lemon Curd Cakes

Lemon Curd Cakes

Ingredients:
Lemon cake
100g Blue Jacket cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 large eggs
70g fine sugar
100g butter
1 Tbsp lemon juice

Lemon Curd
80g sugar
100g whole egg
80g lemon juice
1 lemon zest
10g corn starch
2.5g gelatin powder bloom in 1.5 Tbsp water (microwave till melts after 10mins)
70g unsalted butter

Method:
1. Cake: Whisk butter & sugar till light in colour. Whisk in eggs & lemon juice till combined. Stir in flour & baking powder till combined. Pipe batter in mould. Bake in preheated oven @ 170C for 15mins
2. Curd: Whisk eggs, sugar, zest, cornstarch & lemon juice in a pot till combined. Cook curd till thicken on stove over small fire. Add in gelatin & whisk till combined. Set aside to cool down slightly till warm & whisk in butter. Strain lemon curd. Cling wrap & fridge for 2hrs before use