Danish lemon cake (citronmåne) with mascarpone cream and pistachios

Easy Danish lemon cake (citronmåne) with mascarpone cream and pistachios – made in just 10 minutes.
Another remarkably easy dessert that takes next to no time, and a simple, fun way to dress up a shop-bought citronmåne.
The sweet citronmåne goes really well with the tangy mascarpone cream and the finely chopped unsalted pistachios.
If you would like to bake the cake yourself, try this recipe for citronmåne – click here.
Citronmåne with lemon mascarpone cream is perfect as an easy dessert for unexpected guests or for the cake table.

Danish lemon cake (citronmåne) with mascarpone cream and pistachios

Recipe for easy Danish lemon cake (citronmåne) with lemon mascarpone cream and pistachios, – a 10-minute dessert.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Danish

Keywords: 10-minute dessert, Citronmåne, Easy dessert, Lemon dessert, Quick dessert

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Change servingsServings: 6 servings

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 citronmåne (Danish lemon cake) from the supermarket – or bake it yourself
• ▢ 100 g mascarpone
• ▢ 100 ml whipping cream (38% fat)
• ▢ 2 tbsp icing sugar
• ▢ 2-3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ▢ 1 lemon, finely grated zest only
• ▢ Unsalted pistachios – finely chopped, for the top

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Method

• Cut the citronmåne into 6 equal pieces, – remembering to remove the paper first.

  *If you bake the citronmåne yourself, it will typically be round, – in which case cut it into 8 equal pieces.
• Put the mascarpone, cream, icing sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice in a bowl and whisk briefly until combined.

  *The lemon makes the cream thicken very quickly, – so whisk on a low speed so you don’t overwhip it. If the cream is overwhipped it will turn grainy.
• Transfer the mascarpone cream to a piping bag, fitted with a star nozzle if you like, – and pipe the cream onto the wide end of each piece.

  *You can also simply spoon the cream on with a tablespoon.
• Sprinkle with finely chopped pistachios before serving.

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