Rhubarb & lemon curd cake
A lemon sponge cake dotted with tender pink pieces of rhubarb and topped with decadent cream frosting
Difficulty and servings
Serves 8
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 15 mins
Cook 45 mins
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lightly butter a deep, round 20cm cake tin and line the base with a circle of non-stick baking parchment.
- Place the butter in a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until light and fluffy, then add the caster sugar and lemon zest and beat again. Gradually add the eggs to the mixture, beating well with each addition, until fully combined. The mixture will begin to look glossy - if at any stage the mixture curdles, beat in a spoonful of ground almonds and continue to add the egg until it is all amalgamated.
- Stir in the ground almonds, then the flour, and fold everything carefully together using a large spoon. Fold through half the rhubarb, then transfer the mixture into the prepared cake tin and scatter with the remaining rhubarb. Finish with the demerara sugar sprinkled on top. Bake the cake for 45 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly in the tin, then remove from the tin. When the cake is cold, make the topping.
- Whip the cream in a large bowl until it forms soft peaks. In a small bowl, loosen the lemon curd with about 1 tbsp water and carefully fold it through the cream, without overworking. Spread over the cake, drizzle with a little more lemon curd and serve immediately.
PER SERVING
553 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 52g, fat 36 g, saturated fat 19g, fibre 2g, sugar 34g, salt 0.3 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2012.
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 8
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 15 mins
Cook 45 mins
Ingredients
- 225g unsalted butter , softened, plus extra for the tin
- 225g caster sugar
- zest 1 lemon
- 4 medium eggs at room temperature, beaten
- 75g ground almonds
- 200g self-raising flour
- 140g forced rhubarb , washed and cut into small chunks
- 1 tbsp demerara sugar
FOR THE TOPPING
- 75ml double cream
- 3 tbsp lemon curd , plus extra for drizzling
PER SERVING
553 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 52g, fat 36 g, saturated fat 19g, fibre 2g, sugar 34g, salt 0.3 g
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