Lemon Griestorte

Also on Thursday ( it was a bit of a manic baking day), I made this lemon griestorte. I knew that Tom would like this, and I already had cream in the fridge that needed using up.
This recipe is rather like the wimbledon cake and does not use butter.
It was fairly straight forward but did not seem to rise very much - I seemed to remember that happened last time as well. I think the mixture needed to be thicker before adding  the egg whites.
The inside of the cake has cream mixed with lemon curd, and as you can see, I had quite a lot left over. so I decorated the edges as well (I did not follow Mary's measurements as I wanted to use up the cream). I was supposed to put raspberries in the cake, but I forgot, so I served them alongside. The pudding went down fairly well, although some members of the family did not want much as they had been to the cinema and had too many sweets!!! Thankfully it got used up yesterday when some good friends came to visit. We all gave it 9.0, but I don't think I would be in a rush to make it again. I think I prefer and ordinary sponge.
Oh, and I have to say that I did enjoy the Bake Off, but I think it's gone a bit OTT. Everyone seemed to be trying too hard to impress. Less is often more I say - bring back the victoria sandwich cakes! Maybe I am just jealous because its way out of my league now!!