Lemon Feather Cake (no flour)

[achookwoman]

6 eggs,  not fresh and at room temp.
275 castor sug.
zest and juice of 1 lemon
150g potato flour
a little extra flour and sugar mixed together

Filling
300g cream 225g lemon butter

method
Separate eggs.
Insert  butterfly
Beat egg whites 5 mins. on speed 4
Set aside in large bowl and remove butterfly
Zap sugar with lemon rind 30 secs. at speed 7,  scrape down bowl, and zap for 15 secs. on speed 7.
Put in butterfly nd add yolks and lemon juice , beat until creamy and thick, speed 4 for 5 mins .   scrape down bowl half way through.
Add flour through Jam funnel in top, (prevents some of the mess),Speed 2 for 1 min.
Add 1/4 of the whites and mix speed 1 1/2 for 30 sec.
Tip mixture over egg whites in bowl and gently fold mixture through. (  If  there is any liquid egg white in the bottom of basin either tip it out or beat with a hand beater and add to mixture.
Pour into prepared pan.
pan
23 cm, sprayed and lined.  then sprayed again and dusted with the extra sug. and potato flour mix.
  
Bake at 150 for 50 mins, or until cooked.
cool on wire rack.   When cool split and fill with cream that has been whipped and had the lemon butter folded through.
Can be made and filled the day before needed and kept in a sealed container in fridge.
Variations-
Passionfruit
lime or orange
Rose water icing and cake cooked with rose geranium leaves cook.ed
 at the bottom of the cake
Rum and chocolate filling in a plain cake, rum and chocolate icing.
yummy.

[Very Happy Jan]

Sound really interesting Chookie. My MIL loves cakes but as she is such a good cook herself, I try to make things that are a little "different". Thank you 

[Thermomixer]

Thanks chookie - great conversion.    Sounds delish

[cookie1]

This looks lovely and lemony Chookie. My family would love it. I think I will make it when brother comes over from Canberra at Christmas.  He LOVES lemon butter type things.

[achookwoman]

Cookie1, I've got another lemon cake (more like a tart ),  called Belgium Lemon Teacake.   Will convert and test when I have a moment. (  Off to Melb. tomorrow to baby sit Oscar   Could be away for the rest of the week. ) This one has a crust top and bottom with lemon butter in the middle.   Looks like a good one to make and freeze, or send home with brother !

[cookie1]

Thanks Chookie. I think I can just see him on the plane with the cake on his lap.

[bron]

Cookie1, I've got another lemon cake (more like a tart ),  called Belgium Lemon Teacake.   Will convert and test when I have a moment. (  Off to Melb. tomorrow to baby sit Oscar   Could be away for the rest of the week. ) This one has a crust top and bottom with lemon butter in the middle.   Looks like a good one to make and freeze, or send home with brother !

Oooooh the lemon teacake sounds lovely. yes please! When you get a chance! Have bought a new fancy pie dish, can't wait to try it out

[quirkycooking]

This looks delicious - definately got to try it!

[cookie1]

Chookie, could I use ordinary flour for this or rice flour please?

[achookwoman]

Hi Cookie1  1 left handed,  exteacher to another !  I don't think flour would work.   Corn flour might as it has a similar texture to potato flour.      What is the problem with Potato flour ?

[cookie1]

No problem at all, I just don't have any. I'm making the cake this afternoon and shopping this morning so I'll rectify the problem.
Thanks

[Thermomixer]

The potato flour is in the supermarkets with all the other flours.  Don't need to go the specialty shops now.

[cookie1]

I made this today Chookie, and it sure does rise.  I couldn't get any potato flour so I used cornflour. I'm afraid I woosed out on beating the egg whites in the TMX. While the eggs and sugar were beating I did the egg whites with an electric beater. I had intended to do them on the TMX but time was against me today and I needed the cake for tomorrow.
Everything else was done as you said on the TMX.
I haven't tasted it but it looks amazing.
Thank you.

[achookwoman]

Cookie   1                   Really glad you liked the Lemon Feather Cake,  it keeps very well in a closed container in the fridge.    Handy to know that the cornflour works.   I gave the recipe to a local cafe and they make a passionfruit sponge .

[judydawn]

Great to see you sharing the love recipe around Chookie.