Layered lemon cake jars
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Ingredients for 6 people
Cream Cheese icing:
125g butter, soften
1 cup icing sugar, sifted
500g plain cream cheese
10ml fresh lemon juice
Lemon Syrup:
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
juice and zest of 1 lemon
2x300g ready-made Madeira loaf cakes (or sponge cake), cut into 1.5cm thick rounds which fit in the desired jars
1 cup lemon curd
- Prep. Time → 10 min
- Cook Time → 30 min
- Level → Easy
1 icing:
Cream the butter and sugar together and then lightly whisk in the cream cheese, ensuring you do not overmix as the mixture can easily split. Mix in the lemon juice
2 Lemon syrup:
Heat the water, sugar, lemon juice and zest together until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
3 Assemble:
Place a round of madeira cake in the bottom of each jar and add a drizzle of the prepared lemon syrup. Pipe a layer of the cream cheese icing on top.
4 Add 10ml lemon curd and then repeat the entire process, ending with the cream cheese frosting. (Do not add a second layer of lemon curd)
5 Serve cold or at room temperature.
