Lemon Layer Cake

Name: Lemon Layer Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 2 cups sugar; 3 cups self rising flour; 4 eggs; 1 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups lemon curd; 5 tablespoons water; 14 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 13 cups sugar; 2 egg whites; 1 tablespoon corn syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla

13 ingredients

17 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 cups self rising flour
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups lemon curd
5 tablespoons water
14 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 13 cups sugar
2 egg whites
1 tablespoon corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1

for cake:
2

cream butter until fluffy.
3

add sugar and cream 6 minutes.
4

add eggs one at a time
5

alternate adding flour and milk, starting and ending with flour.
6

add vanilla, mix until combined.
7

pour into 3 greased 9 in cake pans and level, dropping each 3 times to get bubbles out
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bake at 350 for 25- 30 minutes.
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cool completely.
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for frosting:.
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whisk first 5 ingredients together in a large stainless bowl.
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place bowl in a large deep skillet with 1 inch simmering water.
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beat on low speed until it reaches 140 degrees- dont stop beating while it's in the water, if you have to remove the bowl to take temp, do so.
14

beat on high speed (in the water) exactly 5 minutes.
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remove from heat, add vanilla and beat 2-3 more minutes until cool
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assemble:.
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spread lemon curd between the layers and frost with the 7 minute frosting.