4 filled cake citrus cream Recipes

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, white sugar, eggs, room temperature, milk, vanilla extract, grated lemon zest, grated orange zest, grated lime zest, drops orange food coloring, recipe lemon custard filling, recipe orange cream frosting

parchment paper, bittersweet chocolate baking bars, chopped, butter, softened, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, sour cream, vanilla extract, hot brewed coffee, ganache filling, seven-minute frosting, candied oranges, garnishes: fresh citrus leaves , cranberries

mile high lemon meringue secrets, lemon meringue pie may be an american classic , but it can be tricky to prepare. there s the crust with all its issues, then the tart filling and the meringue itself, which is all too prone to weeping. and that topping is never, ever as tall and fluffy as we would like. we wanted to figure out how to make a perfect lemon meringue pie with a sky-high topping. here s what we discovered, make the meringue with a hot sugar syrup (what the professionals call italian-style meringue). this ensures that the meringue is cooked through and stable enough to be piled high on top of the filling. the addition of a little cream of tartar to the egg whites while mixing also helps to stabilize the meringue.flavor the filling with both lemon zest and lemon juice for the brightest citrus flavor. remember to strain the filling to remove the zest, which would mar the otherwise silky smooth filling.use a rubber spatula to spread the meringue over the filled pie, making sure to stick the meringue to the edge of the pie crust to prevent the topping from shrinking. once all the meringue is on the pie, use the spatula to make the spikes and peaks of meringue., all-purpose flour , for dusting, brisee (pie dough) for 1 single 9 inch pie crust, egg, heavy cream, cornstarch, cake flour, salt, sugar, egg yolks, lightly beaten, fresh lemon juice, lemon rind, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, egg whites, sugar, salt