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    Golden layer cake with buttercup frosting

    "A simple lemon juice and sugar syrup keeps this cake super-squidgy."

    • Preparation time: 30 minutes
    • Cooking time: 25 minutes
    • Total time: 55 minutes 55 minutes

    Serves: 10

    Ingredients

    50g porridge oats
    175g plain flour
    2 tsp baking powder
    3 lemons, zest
    175g caster sugar
    25ml sunflower oil
    3 eggs
    150ml double cream
    75g unsalted butter, melted

    Syrup

    2 tbsp lemon juice
    25g caster sugar

    Frosting

    100g lemon curd
    100g cream cheese
    100g unsalted butter, softened
    100g icing sugar

    Method

    1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Line the base of 2 x 18cm round cake tins with baking parchment. Blitz the oats to a powder in a blender or food processor, then mix in a bowl with the flour and baking powder.

    2. Put the lemon zest, sugar, oil and eggs into a seperate bowl and mix until smooth, then beat in the cream and butter. Tip the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, fold through evenly and divide between the tins. Bake for 25 minutes, until risen and a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle. Leave the cakes in their tins on a rack to cool.

    3. For the syrup, place the lemon juice and sugar in a small pan. Heat gently to dissolve the sugar, then set aside to cool. While the cakes are still warm, prick the top of each with a skewer and spoon over the syrup.

    4. To make the frosting, beat all the ingredients together until smooth and chill for 30 minutes. When the cakes are cool, layer and top with the frosting.

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