I had a hankering to get the ice cream maker out last weekend to make something to complement a very rich chocolate cake I planned on baking.
I came across a really easy Lemon Curd Ice Cream recipe over at No Fear Entertaining blogspot and decided I’d also have a go at making the Lemon Curd too. I’ve never tried curd or jam making before so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but as it was called a ‘no fail recipe’ I thought I might as well give it a go. I’d definitely recommend it – it looks and tastes fabulous! It really was an easy recipe to follow and slowly stirring it into a thick silky curd was very relaxing!
I found the Lemon Curd recipe on the Big Fat Baker website. I used 3 lemons and 1 lime in my version and it filled the 2 jars shown in the pic with a mini pot extra.
I used one whole jar for the Ice Cream and the second jar is being eaten on toast and will probably get finished with a batch of homemade scones.
I even whisked up a tray of meringues with the left over egg whites which are now in the freezer along with a pot full of blackberries from a blackberry picking trip yesterday. I found a Berry Eton Mess recipe on the Good Food Channel site so I think I’ll try that out – I liked the idea of having a combination of greek yoghurt with the cream.
The Lemon Curd Ice Cream is just the right balance of tartness and creaminess and not too sweet to be a perfect match for the rich chocolate cake. It was rich in that 3 x 100g bars of 70% cocoa dark chocolate kind of a way! Oops & Yum at the same time! 
Looks and sounds yummy.
I make Delia Smiths ice cream, you don’t need an ice cream maker.
I make a big bowl of vanilla then divide it into smaller containers and add different flavours, cinnamon, ginger, meringue, treacle, strawberry. I use all the low fat varieties of the easy ingredients list. Fromage Frais, Single Cream and condensed milk.
Need to go and eat some now ……
Lynn-:)
Haha Lynn – I might have to have a small scoop quite soon too! Love the idea of ginger ice cream, that would go well with the Lemon Curd, come to think of it so would meringue
I am so glad you liked the curd! It’s a great recipe and definitely an addicting product
I am so glad you liked the recipe!! This is a super easy and addictive one – perfect for a quick fix
Your jars are so cute too!
Your post left my mouth watering!! Chocolate cake and lemon curd ice cream – I now need to go shopping and buy the ingredients.
Yummy! I absolutely love making lemon curd and it tastes a thousand times better than shop-bought
I am making lemon curd cake this week with swiss meringue buttercream, mmmmm. My ma makes lemon curd ice-cream, I’ve never got round to giving her recipe a go but think I will now.. Hx
I tried for the first time today a Lemon Curd Cake – and it was fantastic. So fresh and lemony, and rich yet light at the same time. I wonder if anyone has a recipe for something similar that they would be willing to share. At first I thought it was like a very light cheesecake but I’m not certain it had cream cheese in it. You couldn’t see the lemon curd as in layers or icing so I guess it was mixed right in to the batter. If you know what I’m talking about (or trying to describe to you in a not so very good way) please help. I am desparate. It was soooooooo good and I would love to make one for a dinner party next weekend.