Lemon Squares

Name: Lemon Squares
Yield: 25 servings
Ingredients: 100 g butter; 3 eggs; 280 g caster sugar; 100 ml sour cream; 210 g wheat flour; 2 tsp baking soda; Zest Of 2 lemons; 2 tbsp Dark rum; 150 g cream cheese; 80 g icing sugar; 100 ml buttermilk; 100 g Lemon Curd

A juicy and really delicious lemon cake with a lovely sweet-sour frosting. Cut it up small for the buffet or enjoy a larger piece for a dessert!

Ingredients

100 g Butter
3 Eggs
280 g Caster sugar
100 ml Sour cream
210 g Wheat flour
2 tsp Baking soda
Zest Of 2 Lemons
2 tbsp Dark rum

Frosting

150 g Cream cheese
80 g Icing sugar
100 ml Buttermilk
100 g Lemon Curd

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oven to 175 °. Place a baking sheet paper in the bottom of a long cake tin, about 30 x 30 cm. Melt the butter.

Step 2

Stir the sour cream into the butter. Whisk eggs and sugar until fluffy. Mix the flour, baking soda and lemon zest together.

Step 3

Fold in the butter and flour mixture rapidly into the mixture. Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for about 40 minutes. Let it cool.

Step 4

Whisk together cream cheese and icing sugar. Beat the sour cream and stir into the cream cheese mixture.

Step 5

Stir the mixture with the fresh cheese which may be a little sloppy. Spread the frosting on the cake with dollops of lemon curd. Sprinkle on the icing sugar and cut into pieces.

Enjoy!