Limoncello Cake with Marscarpone Frosting

By peridot728

Ingredients

• Limoncello Cake:
• 2-1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup limoncello (lemon-flavored) liqueur
• Zest and juice of one lemon
• Optional: white chocolate shavings
• Mascarpone Frosting:
• 16 ounces mascarpone cheese
• 1-1/4 cups lemon curd
• 2 cups chilled whipping or heavy cream
• 2/3 cups powdered sugar

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from mastercook.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease two 9-inch round cake pans. Line with parchment paper. Grease and flour parchment. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt with a wire whisk. Set aside. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add flour alternately with buttermilk and limoncello mixed with lemon juice.

Bake cakes for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely in pans. Once cool, remove from pans.

Place one layer on serving plate. Frost top with 1/3 frosting. Place second layer on top. Frost with one half of frosting. Use remaining frosting to frost sides of cake. Decorate top with optional white chocolate shavings.

Frosting:

Cream together mascarpone cheese and lemon curd. Whip cream. Slowly add powdered sugar until all added. Fold cheese mixture into whipped cream. Mix until completely combined.