INGREDIENTS
3
egg whites (90 g)
3/4 cup
sugar
1
drop soft gel paste color, yellow
You will also need:
1
large pastry bag
Decorating tip #1A
1
small paintbrush
4
lemons (or 6 Meyer lemons), preferably organic
2
whole eggs plus 4 egg yolks (set whites aside for buttercream)
1 cup
sugar (200 g)
4 tbsp
unsalted butter, at room temperature and cut into small even cubes
7
egg whites (210 g)
1 1/2 cups
sugar
salt
2 cups
unsalted butter, softened and cut into cubes
1/4 cup
lemon curd
1 tsp
pure vanilla extract
Few drops of soft gel paste colour, yellow (I used electric yellow)
3/4 cup
unsalted butter, softened
2 cups
sugar
6
eggs, separated
2 cups
all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp
baking soda
1/2
teaspoon(4 g) salt
2 tbsp
lemon juice
2 tsp
pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp
lemon extract
2 tbsp
lemon zest
3/4 cup
plain yogurt, at room temperature
baked meringue swirls, for decorating
lemon drop candy, for decorating