Lemon cake - Torta al Limone

AUTHOR
Kerry Mosley
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4.2 5
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 12
  • 200 g Butter
  • 40 g Icing sugar
  • 225 g Flour
  • 1 egg (size M)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 6–7 Lemons, thereof 1 organic
  • 250 g + 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 75 g Cornstarch
  • 6 Egg yolk (size M)
  • 250 g Whipped cream
  • 1 package Vanillin sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Grease
  • 7-10 Tbsp Icing sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Cling film
  • baking paper

Directions

  1. 1

    Knead 125 g butter, icing sugar, flour, 1 egg and salt to a smooth dough. Wrap the dough in foil and chill for about 1 hour. Wash organic lemon hot and tear off the zest with a zest ripper. Put the zest in cold water and put it in the fridge. Halve remaining lemons, squeeze juice

  2. 2

    Roll out the short pastry on a floured work surface until round (approx. 28 cm Ø). Line a greased tart mould (approx. 24 cm Ø) with the dough. Fold the protruding edges inwards and press down firmly. Prick the dough several times with a fork. Line the bottom of the dough with baking paper and fill in dried peas. Bake on the bottom shelf in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) for approx. 10 minutes. Remove dry peas and baking paper and bake for another 10-15 minutes at the same temperature until golden brown. Remove the tart from the oven and let it cool down on a cake rack

  3. 3

    Fill lemon juice with water to 500 ml liquid. Boil up lemon juice, 75 g butter and 250 g sugar. Mix starch and 4-5 tbsp. cold water until smooth and thicken the lemon juice. Mix egg yolks and 3 tbsp. hot cream, then stir into the remaining cream. Bring to the boil briefly and fill into the tart tin. Chill the tart for about 2 hours.

  4. 4

    Whip cream until stiff, add vanillin sugar and 1 teaspoon sugar. Spread the cream loosely on the tart and decorate with lemon zests. Keep cool until serving and dust with icing sugar before serving

  5. 5

    waiting time approx. 3 hours

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
430 kcal
CARBS
46 g
FATS
25 g
PROTEINS
5 g