• To drink: Ice-cold Limoncello – keep in the freezer until serving.

    Lemon soufflé

    Serves: 7
    Cooking Time: 25 mins + extra for setting

    Ingredients

    • 12 eggs, separated
    • 320g castor sugar
    • 6 gelatine leaves
    • juice and zest of 8 lemons
    • 1 litre fresh cream

    Instructions

    1

    Beat the egg yolks in a large mixing bowl with 240g of the castor sugar until light and fluffy.

    2

    Soften the gelatine in the lemon juice, then melt over a low heat. Add the zest to the gelatine.

    3

    Carefully add the gelatine mixture to the egg mixture, slowly beating continuously.

    4

    Beat the egg whites into a meringue with the remaining castor sugar until stiff peaks form, and fold into the egg mixture.

    5

    Whip the cream until stiff peaks form and fold into egg mixture.

    6

    Pour into lightly greased over-sized glasses and let it set in the fridge for about 2 hours.