Limoncello Mascarpone Cake

This limoncello mascarpone cake has a soft and tender crumb and is topped with creamy mascarpone cream and lemon curd. INGREDIENTS 1 ⅓ cups Granulated sugar 3 tablespoon Lemon zest ¼ cup Vegetable oil 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract ½ teaspoon Kosher salt 3.1 oz Butter melted and cooled, unsalted 3 Eggs 3 tablespoon Lemon juice ½ cup Limoncello ⅓ cup Buttermilk ⅓ cup Sour cream 2 ½ cups Flour 2 teaspoon Baking powder For the mascarpone cream 8 oz Mascarpone cheese 1 ⅓ cups Heavy cream 1 cup Powder sugar 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract 5 tablespoon lemon curd INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preheat an oven to 180c (350f) and prepare a 9x9 inch cake pan with parchment paper. 2. Into a large mixing bowl, add granulated sugar and lemon zest and mix it with a whisk until well combined for about 2 minutes. This helps to release oils from the lemon zest and get a strong flavor. 3. Add the vanilla extract, kosher salt, sour cream, vegetable oil, melted butter, lemon juice, and limoncello, buttermilk, and mix until well combined. 4. Add the eggs and mix until well combined. 5. Add the flour and baking powder and mix until just combined. 6. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for about 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Make the mascarpone cream 1. Into a big mixing bowl, add the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar and mix with an electric hand mixer until stiff peaks form. (don't overbeat the mixture so you don't create butter) 2. Add the mascarpone cheese (which is at room temperature) and mix it lightly into the whipped cream using a spatula until a creamy mixture forms. 3. Do not overmix this mixture! Stop just when the mixture is creamy and smooth. If you overmix this, the mixture will curdle and lose its creaminess. 4. Top the cooled cake with the mascarpone cream and make swirls using an offset spatula. 5. Make dollops of lemon curd on top of the mascarpone cream and swirl it with a spatula. Slice and enjoy! *Use my lemon curd recipe from my lemon curd cake. Thank you to richanddelish.com!