lavender lemon curd cake

here's how to make it!

This lavender lemon curd cake strikes just the right balance between sweet, tart, and floral. It has a thick layer of lavender lemon curd sandwiched between extra moist layers of vanilla bean cake. Coated with a fluffy lavender cream cheese frosting, this is the BEST lemon curd cake ever.

ingredients

eggs granulated sugar lemons salt lavender extract unsalted butter all purpose flour baking soda baking powder buttermilk vanilla bean pasta cream cheese powdered sugar milk

make lemon curd

01

Make the thick lavender lemon curd on the stovetop. Pass through a fine mesh sieve and cool until thickened. 

make vanilla bean cake

02

Beat together wet ingredients, followed by dry ingredients. Bake until cooked through and cool completely. 

make frosting & assemble

03

Beat frosting until fluffy and smooth. Spread a ring around the top of the bottom cake, add curd to the center. Add other cake and frost as desired.