Lemon Crumb Cake
INGREDIENTS
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2 1/4 cups cake flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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½ teaspoon salt
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1 ¼ cups buttermilk
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4 large egg whites (save the yolks for the lemon curd)
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1 ½ cups sugar
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2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
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1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
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1 tsp. vanilla
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1/3 cup simple syrup (you will need more simple syrup to brush on the cake)
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1 package unflavored powdered gelatin
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1 batch of lemon curd (recipe follows)
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1 pkg. (8oz) cream cheese, softened
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3/4 cup whipping cream
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2 large lemons
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4 large egg yolks
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2/3 cup sugar
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4 tablespoons butter, cold
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Vanilla Crumb Topping
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1/2 cup flour
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1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs. powdered sugar
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5 Tbs. chilled butter cut into small pieces
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1 tsp. vanilla
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