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Lemon Curd, Blueberry and Almond Teacakes

November 20, 2018 by Salma 7 Comments

Lemon, Blueberry and Almond Teacakes | The Polka Dotter
This recipe finds its origins in one of my favourite recipe books, Sweet, by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh. Yotam and Helen’s version is absolutely divine in its own right, with a lovely balance of flavour and texture in their lemon, blueberry and almond teacakes. If you’re after a simpler version of this recipe – by all means I would highly recommend making the original.

So why bother with this cake recipe then, you ask? Well, it’s all about the lemon curd. Tangy, golden dollops of luscious lemon curd.

If you’ve been following this blog for a little while now, you probably know of my love affair with lemon curd (and all curds for that matter). I often find myself with spare egg yolks stashed in the fridge after whisking the egg whites up into my favourite swiss meringue buttercream. And what better to do with egg yolks – than make lemon curd.

I’ve also gone all out and decorated these sweet little cakes with purple and yellow edible violas, fresh blueberries and lemon flavoured meringue kisses. You can easily make a batch of these meringue kisses yourself if time permits, by following my recipe here, although on this particular occasion I used meringue kisses created by the talented team at Dough & Co Boutique Bakery, gifted to me the lovely ladies at Essential Ingredient.

These spectacular lemon curd, blueberry and almond teacakes are sure to steal the show at your next afternoon tea party.

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Lemon, blueberry and almond teacakes topped with luscious lemon curd, fresh blueberries, lemon meringue kisses and beautiful edible blooms.

Ingredients

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Lemon, Blueberry and Almond Teacakes

  • 190g unsalted butter, softened
  • 190g caster sugar
  • Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 190g almond meal
  • 45g plain flour
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 100g blueberries, plus 70g to decorate
  • 25–30 meringue kisses, to decorate
  • Fresh edible flowers (violas), to decorate

Lemon Curd

  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 80g caster sugar
  • 45g unsalted butter
  • Zest of 1 large lemon (2–3 tsp)
  • Juice of 1 ½ large lemons (60ml or 1/4 cup)

Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream

  • 3 large egg whites
  • 135g caster sugar
  • 200g unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste

Instructions

Lemon, Blueberry and Almond Teacakes

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced) and grease a regular 12-hole muffin tin. Depending on the depth of your muffin tin, you may find you have enough batter for 15 teacakes, so keep a spare muffin tin aside.
  2. Sift together plain flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
  3. Beat butter, sugar and zest in a free-standing mixer with paddle attachment on high speed until light and fluffy, then add in eggs one by one, alternating with adding almond meal until combined.
  4. Turn mixer down to low speed and add in flour mixture, then lemon juice, until smooth.
  5. Spoon cake batter into muffin tin holes, filling each approximately 3/4 full to allow cakes to rise. If extra batter remains, use spare muffin tin.
  6. Divide blueberries evenly between teacakes, pressing them down slightly into the cake.
  7. Bake teacakes for 30-35 minutes until lightly golden and a skewer comes out clean. Remove cakes from oven and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Lemon Curd

  1. Lightly whisk egg yolks and sugar together in large clean bowl until pale and thick but not frothy.
  2. Melt butter, lemon juice and zest together in a medium saucepan over low heat.
  3. Add egg yolk and sugar mixture to saucepan and stir constantly over low-medium heat until in turns a deep yellow colour, and thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon (approximately 10 minutes). The easiest way to tell if it’s done is by placing a small spoonful of curd on a plate and allowing it a minute or so to cool. If it is thick and doesn’t spread, it’s ready.
  4. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely. If not using immediately, pour cooled curd into sterilised jar and keep in fridge.

Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream

  1. Place egg whites and caster sugar in heatproof bowl over small saucepan of simmering water, ensuring the base of the bowl does not touch the water.
  2. Allow the sugar to dissolve, whisking intermittently, heating to 65°C to ensure egg whites are pasteurised.
  3. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature, then whisk in free-standing mixer until white, glossy, soft meringue peaks form.
  4. Very slowly add small 1cm cubes of softened butter, then vanilla paste, and continue whisking until buttercream is light and fluffy.

Assembly

  1. Place cooled teacakes upside-down on a serving plate and buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a small round nozzle.
  2. Pipe circles of buttercream on top of the teacakes, then fill buttercream circles with a spoonful of lemon curd.
  3. Decorate with blueberries, meringue kisses and edible flowers and serve.

 

Enjoy!

Notes

Makes 12-15 teacakes

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  1. Amanda

    April 15, 2020 at 11:49 am

    It takes a long time to make these little babies! But… it’s SOOO worth it! I did get a little distracted with a phone call so my cakes were in the oven for a little longer than they were supposed to and got dark on the outside. Not as pretty as these photos but YUMMY! Thank you for this recipe!!

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    • Salma

      April 22, 2020 at 5:30 pm

      Hi Amanda,
      I’m delighted to hear that you enjoyed this recipe – it is definitely one of the most popular recipes on the blog. I think the delicious lemon curd has something to do with that! Thanks for the lovely comments and please keep in touch if you bake any more of my recipes.
      Kindest,
      Salma

      Reply
  2. Claire

    February 11, 2021 at 7:24 am

    I made these for my partner’s birthday last year and they were amazing! I want to make them again this year, but am wondering whether it’s possible to make some of the components in advance? I know the lemon curd will be ok in the fridge, but would the cakes keep UNICEF for a day or two?

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    • Salma

      February 11, 2021 at 12:59 pm

      Hi Claire,

      Thanks for your query. I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe – it is certainly one of my most popular recipes! Who can resist lemon curd, after all? The lemon curd will certainly keep for at least a few weeks if not months if transferred straight into a sterilised jar and kept refrigerated. I find most cakes with fresh fruit don’t keep particularly well though, so I wouldn’t recommend baking these well in advance. If baked just the day before though and kept in an airtight container in the fridge (or in cool weather out of the fridge), they should taste delicious for at least 24 hours. Also I would recommend ideally assembling them just prior to serving and ensuring they are at room temperature for the best tasting cakes. Hope this helps and happy baking!

      Kind regards,
      Salma

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      • Claire

        February 14, 2021 at 8:34 am

        Thanks so much Salma, I will give them a try baking a day in advance and see how we go!

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  3. Claire

    February 11, 2021 at 7:25 am

    Not sure what happened with my last comment, I meant OK, not UNICEF!

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    • Salma

      February 11, 2021 at 1:00 pm

      Haha not a problem! Autocorrect can be hilarious at times. That makes a lot more sense!

      Kindest,
      Salma

      Reply

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