Sue at Living My Dream shared her successful food allergy birthday party menu with us, and it included this wonderful lemon cake filling!
Special Diet Notes: Lemon Cake Filling
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, gluten-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegetarian.
Lemon Cake Filling (Nut-Free)
Author: Sue
Serves: 1 cup; enough for 8" cake
Ingredients
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup cold water
- 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- Juice of medium lemon
- 1 tablespoon dairy-free margarine
Instructions
- Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a small saucepan. Gradually add water and whisk until well blended. Whisk in egg yolks, lemon peel and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until thick and bubbly. Boil one minute; remove from heat. Stir in butter. Cool to room temperature, without stirring.
