Italian Pastry Cream Filled Lemon Cake Recipe

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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

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