| 175g butter |
softened |
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cream until very pale, light and fluffy |
Grease two tins, and line the bottom. Pour in batter. Bake at 160°C in fan-assisted oven until golden and springy in the center and just beginning to come away from the sides. Do not overbake. Remove from oven; leave 10mins in tins, then turn onto wire rack and remove lining. Cool completely. |
Ice the cake with lemon curd and creme fraiche. Refrigerate at least one hour, up to overnight. Remove from fridge an hour before serving. |
| 150g caster sugar |
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| 2 lemons' rind |
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beat in |
| 4 large egg yolks |
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beat in one at a time |
| 2 tablespoons kefir |
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mix in |
| 165g self raising flour |
sift |
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fold in gently until just combined |
| 30g cornflour |
| 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda |
| 4 large egg whites |
beat to stiff peaks, but not dry or grainy |
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fold in 1/3 vigorously, then fold in 1/3 gently, then the final 1/3; stop as soon as the white streaks are mostly gone |
| 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar |
| 120g lemon curd |
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| 180g creme fraiche |
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