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Lemon blueberry cake with lemon curd filling and torched meringue - the perfect celebratory cake, for smaller parties as it is a 6 inch cake.

Lemon Blueberry Cake (6 Inch Small Batch Cake)

all purpose flour (150 grams)

baking powder

salt

+ 2 tablespoon softened butter (150 grams)

sugar (150 grams)

eggs

buttermilk

vanilla extract

lemon (juice + zest)

blueberries (130 grams)*

lemon curd**

vanilla extract (optional)

Pre-heat oven to 350F (175C). Prepare two 6...

Pre-heat oven to 350F (175C). Prepare two 6 inch cake pans with parchment paper and grease the sides.***

In a small bowl, mix the dry ingredients...

In a small bowl, mix the dry ingredients together: flour, baking powder and salt.

In a large bowl, whip softened butter until...

In a large bowl, whip softened butter until creamy, about 1 minuts, then add in the sugar and whip until pale and fluffy, another 3 minutes.

Add the eggs, one at a time and...

Add the eggs, one at a time and mix between each addition. Then add in the buttermilk, vanilla extract and lemon juice and zest.

Fold in the dry ingredients before folding in...

Fold in the dry ingredients before folding in the frozen blueberries. Divide the batter between the two pans, it will be really thick.

Bake until a toothpick comes out clean or...

Bake until a toothpick comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs, about 30-35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Make sure the bowl of your stand mixer,...

Make sure the bowl of your stand mixer, the balloon whip and a spatula are squeaky clean. Add egg whites, sugar and salt and give it a good mix with the spatula.

Place on top of a small saucepan with...

Place on top of a small saucepan with simmering water (aka a double boiler), and let the mixture melt. Once the sugar crystals have melted, mix in the vanilla extract and place the bowl back into the stand mixer.

While gradually increasing the speed, whip until soft...

While gradually increasing the speed, whip until soft peaks (the meringue tops will droop a little), somewhere between 5-10 minutes.

To assemble the cake, place one on a...

To assemble the cake, place one on a cake stand and spread 1/2 cup lemon curd on top. Place the other cake on top of that before spreading the meringue all around the cake. You can torch it with a kitchen torch, if desired. Keeps for 3-4 days in a cake box in a cold room.

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