Vanilla Layer Cake with Lemon Cream Filling and Lemon Whipped Cream Frosting

fenway
fenway @Fenway

This is a moist almost creamy Ihite layer cake, it has a wonderfully tender texture. Its filled with a tangy sweet lemon filling and frosted with a light lemon whipped cream for a bright light delicious cake

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Ingredients

45 mins
12 servings
  1. FOR WHITE CAKE
  2. 1 cupmilk, warmed to room temperature
  3. 6large egg whites , at room temperature
  4. 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  5. 1/4 teaspoonalmond extract
  6. 1 3/4 cupgranulated sugar
  7. 2 1/4 cupscake flour, no subsitute
  8. 4 teaspoonsbaking powder
  9. 1 teaspoonsalt
  10. 6 ouncesunsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks ) at room temperature
  11. FOR LEMON CREAM FILLING
  12. 8 ouncesmascarpone cheese, at room temperature
  13. 1 cupcold heavy whipping cream
  14. 1/3 cuplemon curd, homemade or store bought
  15. 2 teaspoonsfresh grated lemon zest
  16. 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  17. 1 cupconfectioner's sugar
  18. FOR LEMON WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING
  19. 2 tablespooncold water
  20. 1 1/2 teaspoonunflavored gelatin
  21. 1 1/2 cupcold heavy whipping cream
  22. 1/3 cupconfectioner's sugar
  23. 1 tablespoonfresh lemon juice
  24. 1 teaspoonfresh grated lemon zest
  25. 1/2 teaspoonvanilla extract

Cooking Instructions

45 mins
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 3 8 inch cake pans well with bakers spray

  2. 2

    Whisk in a bowl egg whites, milk, vanilla and almond extract

  3. 3

    Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in another bowl

  4. 4

    Add butter in 6 additions to flour mixture beating in at low after each piece and then beat an additional 2 minutes on low

  5. 5

    Add milk/egg white mixture in 2 additions, beating on medium and beat 1 minute after all is added

  6. 6

    Pour into prepared pans. Bake 18 to 20 minutes until a toothpick comes out just clean. Cool 15 mins then remove from pans and cool on wiren racks completely before frosting

  7. 7

    MAKE LEMON CREAM FILLING

  8. 8

    Whip the cream until it holds its shape

  9. 9

    In another bowl beat mascarpone, lemon curd, lemon zest and sugar until smooth

  10. 10
  11. 11

    Fold whipped cream into lemon/mascarpone mixtire in 2 additions intil uniform in color

  12. 12

    MAKE LEMON WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING

  13. 13

    Add cold water to a small heatproof bowl, sprinkle gelatin on and soften for 5 minutes

  14. 14

    Bring a small skillet of water to a simmer, add bowl of gelatin and stir until clear and disdolved. Turn off heat and let it sit in the warm water to remain liquid while whipping the cream

  15. 15

    Whip the cream until soft peaks form

  16. 16

    Add sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla until combined then beat gelatin until cream holds its shape

  17. 17

    ASSEMBLE CAKE

  18. 18

    Place 1 cake layer, bottom up on serving plate

  19. 19

    Spread with 1/2 of lemon cream filling

  20. 20

    Top with second cake layer, bottom up

  21. 21

    Spread with remaining lemon cream filling

  22. 22

    Top with last third layer, bottom up

  23. 23

    Frost entire cake with lemon whipped cream. Refrigerate at least 2 to 4 hours to set before slicing

  24. 24
  25. 25

    Garnish with fresh blueberries, strawberrys and sprinkles

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mommacindy
mommacindy @cook_3648497
Okay, get in the pool and swim it off.

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“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.
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