Filled Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Name: Filled Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 1 cake, 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter; 3 cups self-rising flour; 1 3/4 cups golden superfine sugar; 3 tablespoons poppy seeds; 4 1/2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon rind; 1/3 cup lemon curd, best quality; 6 eggs, separated; 1/2 cup milk; powdered sugar, to decorate; 1/2 cup lemon curd, best quality; 2/3 cup heavy cream, whipped

Submitted by love4culinary

"This cake is heavenly. It is definitely one of those cakes that gets loads of ooo's and ahh's :-) I hope you enjoy it"

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Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 1 cake
Serves:: 8-10

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups unsalted butter
3 cups self-rising flour
1 ³⁄₄ cups golden superfine sugar
3 tablespoons poppy seeds
4 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon rind
¹⁄₃ cup lemon curd, best quality
6 eggs, separated
¹⁄₂ cup milk
powdered sugar, to decorate
For filling
¹⁄₂ cup lemon curd, best quality
²⁄₃ cup heavy cream, whipped

directions

First take out 2 nine-inch springform pans and lightly grease and flour.
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
In a medium bowl cream your butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until it becomes a thick creamy and fluffy mixture.
Add the poppy seeds, lemon rind, curd and egg yolks and beat well.
Then add your milk, and mix well.
Gently fold in the flour until combined.
In a medium bowl, whisk the egg whites using your electric mixture until they form soft peaks.
Carefully fold the whites into the batter just until combined.
Divide the batter evenly between your two springform pans.
Bake in your preheated oven for 40-45 minutes until toothpick comes clean from the center of your cake.
The cake should be beautifully golden!
Allow the cakes to cool for about 5 minutes in the pans, and then transfer them to wire racks to cool completely.
Next you want to fill your cake.
Spread the top of one cake with the lemon curd and then spoon the whipped thick cream on top of the curd.
Place your other cake on top of this mixture very gently, and then press down very gently just to seal.
Dust the top of the cake with powdered sugar right before serving.
ENJOY!

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love4culinary

United States

Since April 2008, I have been a vegetarian. I dont eat creatures...that's the easiest way to put it! :D I still eat a small amount of dairy, but not very much. I have been missing around here for a while, and hope to poke my head in a bit more often from now on... I hope you enjoy my recipes...

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