Description
Delight your taste buds with this exquisite Limoncello Cake topped with a luscious Mascarpone Frosting. A perfect blend of citrusy flavors and creamy textures that will leave you craving for more.
Ingredients
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For the Cake:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup limoncello (lemon-flavored liqueur)
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- White chocolate shavings, optional
For the Mascarpone Frosting:
- 16 ounces mascarpone cheese
- 1 1/4 cups lemon curd
- 2 cups whipping cream or heavy cream, chilled
- 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Make the Limoncello Cake – Preheat the oven. Prepare cake pans. Combine dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Mix in limoncello, lemon, buttermilk, and flour. Bake and cool.
- Make the Frosting – Cream mascarpone and lemon curd. Whip cream with sugar. Fold in cheese mixture.
- Assemble the Cake – Place a cake layer, frost, add second layer, frost the top and sides. Decorate with white chocolate shavings.
Notes
- You can substitute the limoncello with lemon juice for a non-alcoholic version.
- Ensure the cakes are completely cooled before frosting to prevent melting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/16 of cake)
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
