Description
A stunning Blueberry Lemon Curd Cake with layers of lemon sponge, silky homemade lemon curd, and a gorgeous blueberry buttercream frosting. Eggless, adaptable to dairy-free, and absolutely breathtaking.
Ingredients
270 ml Low Fat Milk
18 ml Lemon Juice
90 g Unsweetened Yogurt
Zest of 2 to 3 Lemons
270 g Cane Sugar
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
120 ml Vegetable Oil
310 g All-Purpose Flour
2 tbsp Cornstarch
2 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
10 to 12 Fresh Blueberries per layer tossed in flour
130 ml Low Fat Milk (for curd)
95 ml Lemon Juice freshly squeezed
100 g Cane Sugar (for curd)
2 tbsp Cornstarch (for curd)
28 g Butter soft
Pinch of Turmeric Powder
330 g Butter room temperature (for frosting)
270 g Powdered Sugar sifted
2 tsp Vanilla Extract (for frosting)
45 ml Homemade Blueberry Sauce
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line two 8-inch round cake pans.
2. Combine milk, lemon juice, and yogurt. Let sit 10 minutes until slightly curdled.
3. Add lemon zest and sugar, whisk until dissolved. Stir in oil until smooth.
4. Whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
5. Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and mix until smooth.
6. Toss blueberries in flour then fold gently into batter.
7. Divide batter between pans and bake 25 to 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
8. Cool in pans 30 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Trim tops level.
9. For blueberry sauce, cook blueberries with water until soft. Pass through a sieve and cool.
10. For buttercream, beat butter until fluffy. Add powdered sugar in additions. Add blueberry sauce and whip 10 minutes.
11. For lemon curd, whisk milk, lemon juice, sugar, and cornstarch in saucepan over low heat until thickened. Stir in butter and turmeric. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours.
12. Assemble by spreading buttercream on first layer, fill well with lemon curd, top with second layer.
13. Apply crumb coat and refrigerate 30 minutes. Apply final frosting and refrigerate 30 more minutes.
14. Decorate with fresh blueberries and spoonfuls of lemon curd on top.
Notes
Toss blueberries in flour before folding to prevent sinking.
Do not open oven door for first 15 to 20 minutes.
Whip buttercream a full 10 minutes for the best silky texture.
All components can be made 3 to 4 days ahead and stored separately.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 42g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
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