Lemon & Elderflower Cake
Day two of beautiful food. I was going to save this for Saturday, but then I thought some of you might want to bake this cake so I would give you a days heads up to do so, because after all, we are all going to be glued to our TV screens on Saturday for the big wedding! I can’t believe that the date is already here and hip hip hooray, it looks like we are in for a lovely sunny day on Saturday! They do say “Happy is the bride the sun shines on!” I don’t know who “they” are, but I am well pleased that Meghan and Harry are going to have a sunny day! Yippee! Only one more sleeps for all of us! Can’t wait!
Makes 1 8-inch layer cake
A beautiful cake with a lovely moist crumb and wonderful flavours.
For the cake:
225g unsalted butter, at room temperature (3/4 cup +3 1/2 TBS)
225g caster sugar (1 cup + 3 TBS fine granulated sugar)
4 medium free-range eggs, lightly beaten
225g plain flour (1 1/2 cups + 2 TBS)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
the finely grated zest of one unwaxed lemon
4 TBS elderflower cordial
For the syrup:
75ml elderflower cordial (1/3 cup)
25ml fresh lemon juice (2 TBS)
50g granulated sugar (1/4 cup)
For the frosting:
225g butter, softened (3/4 cup + 3 1/2 TBS)
390g icing sugar, sifted (3 cups, confectioners, powdered)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 to 2 TBS double cream
You will also need:
about 4 TBS lemon curd
1 tsp elderflower cordial
Cream the butter with an electric mixer until light. Add the sugar and whisk it in until light and fluffy. whisk the elderflower cordial into the eggs.Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a separate bowl. Whisk in the lemon zest. Start whisking the flour into the creamed mixture alternating with the eggs, beginning and ending with flour. Mix well together. Divide the batter between the two prepared pans, smoothing the top.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
While the cake is baking, make the syrup. Combine all of the ingredients in a small saucepan and warm gently over medium low heat, swirling to melt the sugar. Keep warm.
Once the cake is out of the oven, spoon the syrup over each layer a bit at a time, letting it absorb. Place the cake tins on a wire rack and leave the cakes to cool in the pans completely, before removing from the tins.
To make the buttercream beat the butter and sugar together on low until well blended and then continue to beat on mdeium for another few minutes until it begins to become fluffy. Beat in the vanilla and 1 TBS cream, only adding the second one if needed until you have a frosting of spreading consistency.
Place one cake layer on a cake plate. Pipe a border of buttercream around the edge. Whisk together the lemon curd and cordial. Spoon into the centre of the buttercream border on top of the cake and spread it out. Top with the other cake layer, with the bottom side up. Spread a thin layer of buttercream all over the cake if you want a naked look, or pile it on if you want a fuller look. Decorate as desired.
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Source: https://theenglishkitchen.blogspot.com/2018/05/lemon-elderflower-cake.html
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