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Lemon Buttermilk Cake with Lemon Curd Sauce

Source of Recipe


From "Southern Living Homestyle Cooking"






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup butter, softened
  
• 2-1/3 cups sugar, divided
  
• 3 large eggs
  
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 cup buttermilk
  
• 1-1/2 Tbsp grated lemon rind
  
• 1/2 cup plus 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, divided
  
• 3 Tbsp fine, dry bread crumbs (store-bought)
  
• Powdered sugar (optional)
  
• Lemon Curd Sauce (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 2 cups sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
   
   
2. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix at low speed after each addition until blended. Stir in rind and 3 tablespoons juice. Pour into a buttered 12-cup Bundt pan coated with breadcrumbs. Bake at 350° F for 35 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan, and place on wire rack.
   
   
3. Combine remaining 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup lemon juice in a saucepan; cook over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves, stirring often. Prick cake at 1-inch intervals with a long wooden skewer or cake-tester. Spoon juice mixture over top of warm cake; cool completely on wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired. Serve with Lemon Curd Sauce.
   
   Makes 1 (10-inch) cake.
   
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   LEMON CURD SAUCE
   
   • 2 cups sugar
   • 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
   • 1/4 cup grated lemon rind
   • 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
   • 3/4 cup butter, softened
   
   Combine first 4 ingredients in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture coats a spoon. Cool slightly. Add butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking until blended. Serve immediately, or cover and chill until ready to serve.
   
   Makes 4 cups.