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Lemon Curd Cake

8 servings

60 minutes

This cake is not baked, but cooled, after thickening the curd mass with gelatin. And the crust is made from crumbled cookies.

Lemon Curd Cake
Energy value per serving
Calories
584.6kcal
Proteins
18.4grams
Fats
34.9grams
Carbohydrates
51.4grams
Ingredients
8servings
Cooking steps
  • 1

    Crush the cookies (you can pass them through a meat grinder or roll them with a rolling pin in a plastic bag).

    Required ingredients:
    1. Biscuits (cookies): 250 g
  • 2

    Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat and mix thoroughly with the crushed cookies. Press this mixture into a cake pan in an even layer, compacting it well, and freeze.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Butter: 130 g
    2. Biscuits (cookies): 250 g
  • 3

    Dissolve sugar in 80 ml of water, boil for 3-5 minutes. While the syrup is being made, squeeze the juice from the lemon and grate the zest.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Sugar: 160 g
    2. Water: 125 ml
    3. Lemon: 1 piece
  • 4

    Beat the yolks, gradually pour in the sugar syrup (the dish must be heat-resistant!), without stopping the beating. Continue beating until the mixture becomes colorless and cools down.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Egg yolk: 6 pieces
  • 5

    Dissolve the gelatin in the remaining water. Mix the cottage cheese, zest, lemon juice, gelatin, and the yolk mixture with syrup. Stir until smooth.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Gelatin: 15 g
    2. Water: 125 ml
    3. Curd cheese (tvorog): 500 g
    4. Lemon: 1 piece
  • 6

    Whip the cream to a thick foam and add it to the mixture.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Whipped cream: 400 ml
  • 7

    Place in a cookie base (previously cooled to a solid state). Chill in the refrigerator for a few hours until the cake sets.

  • 8

    Decorate the cake with fresh berries or canned peaches.