This lemon curd is a great filling for my lemon cake. Especially because it uses up all of the leftover yolks from making the cake. You can subsitute meyer lemons for yellow lemons as well.
In a heavy saucepan, beat the egg yolks and sugar until well blended. Stir in lemon juice, butter, and salt. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for about 6 minutes, until thickened. It must not be allowed to boil or it will curdle.
When the lemon curd recipe has thickened, pour it through the strainer. Press it with the back of a spoon until only the coarse residue remains. Discard the residue. Stir the lemon zest into the curd.
Refrigerate until serving.
THIS IS AWESOME ! I ALLSO MADE LIME CURD ! THE SAME WAY YOU MAKE THE LEMON . IT CAME AWESOME ALLSO ! MY FAMIELY LOVES KEY LIME CAKES . SO IT WORKS REALY WELL . FOR THE FILLING . TFS ! AWESOME ; )
OH I 4GOT I ADDED FOOD COLORING TO MAKE IT GREEN . AWESOME !! ; )
What a great flavor! Can't wait to use it in a cake filling!
Can a cake that is filled with this, then iced in buttercream and/or fondant be left at room temperature?