My Big Fat British Wedding Cake (Nadiya-6)

bbc.co.uk

Amy Jo

subheading: For the lemon cake:

225g/8oz unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing

225g/8oz caster sugar

4 medium free-range eggs

3 lemons, zest only

225g/8oz self-raising flour

subheading: For the lemon drizzle:

2 lemons, juice only

75g/2½oz caster sugar

subheading: For the lemon curd:

2 lemons, juice and zest

100g/3½oz caster sugar

50g/1¾oz butter

2 free-range eggs

½ tbsp cornflour

subheading: For the lemon buttercream:

125g/4½oz unsalted butter

250g/9oz icing sugar, sifted

2 tsp Sicilian lemon extract

subheading: For the marshmallow fondant:

300g/10½oz white marshmallows

ivory food colouring

550g/1lb 4oz icing sugar, sifted

vegetable fat (such as Trex), for greasing

cornflour, for dusting

subheading: To decorate (optional):

pearl lustre spray

a gold ribbon and pins to secure it in place

gold lustre dust

rejuvenator spirit (used with the lustre dust to create edible paint)

a decorative jewel

subheading: For the sugar paste flowers (optional):

1 kg/2lb 4oz sugar flower paste

vegetable fat (such as Trex)

pink gel food colouring

Note: Ingredients may have been altered from the original.

Directions at bbc.co.uk

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