Italian Pastry Cream Filled Lemon Cake Recipe

Ingredients (19)

• LEMON CAKE:
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour*
• 1 pinch salt*
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• zest 1/2 - 1 lemon
• 3 eggs (room temperature)
• 1 egg yolk (room temperature)
• 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup + 3 tablespoons milk (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• LEMON PASTRY CREAM:
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup cream whipping/whole cream
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
• peel from 1 or 2 lemons