The best lemon drizzle cake recipe: three layers, whipped cream & lemon curd

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• For the sponge:
• 6 large eggs
• Equal weight of softened butter, golden caster sugar and self-raising flour (weigh your eggs in their shells to match)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• Splash of milk
• Zest of 2 lemons
• 1 tsp vanilla paste
• For the drizzle:
• Juice of 3 lemons
• 150g granulated sugar
• For the filling:
• 500ml double cream
• 3 tbsp icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Squeeze of lemon juice
• 1 jar lemon curd
• To finish:
• Extra granulated sugar
• Fine strips of lemon zest
• 00:00 The ultimate lemon drizzle cake
• 00:45 The sponge: the equal-weight rule
• 05:47 The whipped cream & the crunchy drizzle
• 07:49 Assembling the three layers
• 10:37 How to slice a tall layer cake cleanly
• 11:41 The taste test
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