Chocolate Lemon-cream Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3/4 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/4 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream
• 4 (4 ounce) bars premier chocolate (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 cream butter and cream cheese; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. add sour cream and beat just until blended.
• 4 add flour to creamed mixture, beating just until blended. stir in vanilla.
• 5 pour batter into a greased and floured 9-inch round cake pan. bake at 325°f for 1 hour or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
• 6 cool in the pan for 10 minutes. remove and cool completely on a wire rack. place in freezer until frosting.
• 7 frosting:.
• 8 combine sugar, cornstarch, and lemon rind in a heavy saucepan; stir well. stir in juice and water. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil. boil 1 minutes stirring constantly.
• 9 gradually stir about half of the hot mixture into the beaten egg. stir into the remaining hot mixture. cook stirring constantly over medium heat for 2 minutes, until thick and bubbly.
• 10 transfer mixture to a small bowl and chill completely.
• 11 beat whipping cream at high speed of mixer (freeze bowl, cream, and whisk before whipping) until stiff peaks form. stir in 1/2 cup whipped cream into the lemon mixture. fold in the lemon mixture into the whipped cream.
• 12 spread over the top and sides of cake.
• 13 using a vegetable peeler, make chocolate curls from the bars of chocolate. if you want to get "fancy", melt the chocolate in a sandwich bag one at a time. pipe in fancy shapes, such as hearts, scrolls, lace, etc. onto waxed or parchment paper. let harden completely and apply to cake.