Lemon Cake With Chantilly Cream Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter, shortening and 1 cup sugar. Add lemon zest and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, mixing well after each addition; set aside. , Beat egg whites, gradually adding remaining sugar until soft peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Fold into the creamed mixture. Pour into three greased and waxed paper-lined 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. , For filling, combine sugar and flour in a saucepan. Gradually add milk; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Gradually stir a little of the hot filling into the yolks; return all to the pan. Bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, vanilla and zest. Cover and cool. Fold in the cream. Spread between each layer and on top of cake. Cover and chill.

Steps:

• 1. Using a stand or hand mixer, cream together shortening and sugar together until light, fluffy, and well incorporated.
• 2. In separate bowl, sift together all dry ingredients: flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
• 3. To the creamed mixture, add eggs--one at a time--until each is incorporated; add milk; add zest.
• 4. Gradually add flour mixture to the wet mixture and stop mixing when just mixed. Pour mixture evenly between two greased 8 inch round pans with parchment lining the bottom of each (this makes it easier to take them out in one piece when they have cooled). Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool cool on wire racks until at room temperature.
• 5. LEMON CURD While your cake bakes, combine and whisk together the first four (4) ingredients in a heatproof bowl for the lemon curd. Over a double boiler (placing a heat-proof bowl over a pan of boiling water, taking care not to have the bowl touching the bowl itself), continually whisk the lemon mixture until very thick; about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and whisk butter in until incorporated. Strain into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap DIRECTLY onto the curd to prevent a skin from forming on the top. Refrigerate until chilled.
• 6. CHANTILLY CREAM Combine all ingredients in bowl and beat until stiff peaks are formed. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• 7. When cakes have come to room temperature, level the tops of the cakes using a knife. When both both cakes have been leveled, put chilled lemon curd on top of one of the cakes--but not the sides--then place the other cake on top of the curd covered cake. Gently frost the cake with the Chantilly cream and decorate with fresh fruit if desired. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch round pans.
• In chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream and powdered sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold in lemon curd and lemon peel.
• Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with 1 cup of the lemon mixture to within 1/4 inch of edge. Top with second layer. Frost side and top of cake with remaining lemon mixture. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.