Lemon Dream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Cake
    2 cups plus 4 tablespoons sifted cake flour
    1 1/2 cups sugar
    3 teaspoons baking powder
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup vegetable oil
    8 egg yolks
    1/2 cup plus 4 tablespoons lemon juice
    2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    2 tablespoons lemon zest -- very finely grated
    1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
    8 egg whites
    2 drops lemon extract
    Filling 1
    1 8 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
    Juice of 2 lemons
    2 tablespoons lemon zest -- very finely grated
    2 drops lemon extract
    Filling 2
    2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
    3/4 cup sugar
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup orange juice
    3 tablespoons lemon juice
    1/2 teaspoon lemon zest -- very finely grated
    1 tablespoon butter
    3 egg yolks -- lightly beaten
    2 drops lemon extract
    Frosting
    3/4 cup sugar
    3 tablespoons water
    1/3 cup light corn syrup
    4 egg yolks
    2 cups butter -- cut into tablespoon pieces
    2 drops lemon extract
    1 8 ounce cream cheese
    3 cups powdered sugar
    Glaze
    3 tablespoons lemon juice
    2 cups powdered sugar
Preparation
    CAKE: Sift dry ingredients into mixing bowl; make a well in center. In this order, add; oil, egg yolks, lemon juice, vanilla, lemon extract and zest. Beat until smooth. Combine cream of tartar and egg whites. Beat until very stiff peaks form. Pour egg-yolk batter in thin stream over entire surface of egg whites, gently folding to blend. Bake in 3 ungreased 9\" cake pans at 350\u00b0F for 30 to 35 min.
    FILLING 1: Mix sweetened condensed milk with lemon juice, lemon extract and lemon zest. Chill until set.
    FILLING 2: Mix cornstarch, sugar and salt in top of double boiler. Stir in orange juice, lemon juice, lemon zest, butter, and lemon extract. Cook over boiling water about 5 min, stirring constantly. Cover and cook 10 min without stirring. Remove from heat and stir in egg yolks. Return to heat and cook 2 min longer, stirring constantly. Chill.
    FROSTING: Place sugar, corn syrup and water in a heavy-bottomed sauce pan. Bring to a boil and boil without stirring until the mixture reaches 240\u00b0F on a candy thermometer. Beat the egg yolks with an electric mixer until pale and thick. Gradually beat in the hot syrup and beat until completely cool, 5 min. Beat in butter 1 piece at a time incorporating each completely before adding next. Beat in lemon extract, cream cheese and powdered sugar. Remove approx 1 cup frosting for decoration. Tint the remaining frosting with yellow food coloring.
    GLAZE: Mix powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth and thin.
    ASSEMBLY: Trim and split the layers horizontally.Place 1/2 of one layer on cake plate, cover with 1/3 filling 1, top with other 1/2 of layer. Cover with 1/2 of filling 2. Repeat with remaining layers. Brush cake with glaze, chill until glaze hardens. Frost entire cake with yellow frosting, decorate with white frosting.

Leave a comment