Irish Lemon Fairy Cakes

Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 egg whites
• 2/3 cup sifted cake flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pint lemon curd
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour 24 muffin cups.

2. 2

   Beat egg yolks till thick. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, beating continually.

3. 3

   Stir in lemon peel and juice.

4. 4

   Beat egg whites till soft peaks form then gradually add remaining 1/3 cup sugar and beat till stiff peaks form.

5. 5

   Gently fold yolks into whites.

6. 6

   Sift together flour and salt and fold into egg mixture.

7. 7

   Fill muffin cups half full. Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes.

8. 8

   Remove cakes from tins and cool completely on a wire rack.

9. 9

   Using a sharp narrow bladed knife, cut into the top center of each cake, removing cone shape and set aside.

10. 10

    Fill each cavity with about 1 teaspoon of lemon curd.

11. 11

    Replace the “cones” into the filling on each cake and dust with confectioner’s sugar.

12. 12

    Yield: 24 cakes.