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Lemon Layer Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Lemon Layer Cake

16 ingredients Serves 8 openrecipes

A tangy, smooth exotic cake which tickles your taste buds. (In the photo you should have white icing but feel free to experiment!)

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

696
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cake not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • For the Cakes:
  • 1 Lemon
  • 225g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 225g soft margarine
  • 225g caster sugar
  • For the lemon curd filling:
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 1 lemon
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • For the lemon icing:
  • 1 lemon
  • 125g icing sugar
  • Also you will need three 20cm round, shallow cake tins.

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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