Iced lemon curd layer cake

Try Delia's delicious lemon cake recipe filled with homemade lemon curd.

Equipment and preparation: You will need to grease two 18cm/7in sandwich tins 4cm/1½in deep, lined with baking parchment, also greased.

Ingredients

For the cake

• 1 lemon, zest only, grated
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 175g/6oz self-raising flour, sifted
• 1 level tsp baking powder
• 175g/6oz butter, at room temperature
• 175g/6oz caster sugar
• 3 eggs

For the lemon curd

• 1 large juicy lemon, grated zest and juice only
• 75g/3oz caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 50g/2oz unsalted butter

For the icing

• 1 large lemon, zest only
• 50g/2oz sifted icing sugar
• 2-3 tsp lemon juice