Delicious combined with whipped cream for the Raspberry Tart with Lemon Curd Whipped Cream, this lemon curd is also wonderful added to buttercream frostings or slathered between cake layers.
Ingredients
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 whole egg
- 6 tbsp. sugar
- 1⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄2 tsp. finely grated lemon zest
- 5 tbsp. cold butter, cut into pieces
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Instructions
Step 1
Whisk together egg yolks, whole egg, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a medium mixing bowl until well combined.
Step 2
Set bowl over a medium pot of simmering water over medium-low heat and cook, whisking constantly, until thick, 8–10 minutes.
Step 3
Whisk in butter, a few pieces at a time, until completely incorporated. Transfer to a clean bowl, cover surface with plastic to prevent skin from forming, and set aside to let cool. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
- Whisk together egg yolks, whole egg, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a medium mixing bowl until well combined.
- Set bowl over a medium pot of simmering water over medium-low heat and cook, whisking constantly, until thick, 8–10 minutes.
- Whisk in butter, a few pieces at a time, until completely incorporated. Transfer to a clean bowl, cover surface with plastic to prevent skin from forming, and set aside to let cool. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
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