Sugar Free Lemon Layer Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp gelatin (unflavoured)
- 1 1⁄2 cups Natvia
- pinch of salt
- 4 eggs, large
- 6 egg yolks, separated (use egg whites for cake)
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter cubes
- 2 1⁄4 cups flour
- 1 cup milk
- 6 egg whites
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3⁄4 Natvia
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup Natvia
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Method
- For the filling: Combine 1 tablespoon lemon juice with gelatin.
- In a saucepan heat remaining lemon juice, Natvia, and salt over medium-high heat, stir until mixture is hot but not boiling. In a separate bowl whisk eggs and yolks together. Slowly pour the lemon mixture in saucepan into the eggs. Transfer back the mixture into the saucepan and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in gelatin mixture until dissolved followed by butter and mix until well combined. Strain through a mesh filter to remove any grain or solids from the mix. Refrigerate until firm.
- For the cake: preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line two 20 cm cake pans.
- Whisk together egg whites and vanilla extract. In another bowl combine flour, Natvia, baking powder and salt, mix with a beater at low speed. Add butter cubes one piece at a time, continue to beat until mixture resembles moist crumbs.
- Add all ingredients except milk to crumbs and beat at medium speed until mixture is pale and fluffy. Add milk and continue mixing.
- Transfer the mix into the cake pan and separate evenly. Bake 23-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cakes in pan before transferring to wire rack to cool completely
- For the icing: Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Cook and stir over a saucepan with boiling water for 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and beat until soft peaks form. Continue beating until stiff peaks form.
- To assemble the cake cut each cake in half horizontally to create 4 layers. Spread 1 cup of lemon filling evenly on each cake, or until the cake is evenly covered with lemon curd. Place the layers on top until you have 4 layers of cake with fillings in between, smooth out any filling that may have leaked from the layers.
- Refrigerate while you make the icing and spread icing on cake.