Cracked Lemon Sheet
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TypeDessert
Serves4 people
DateAugust 21, 2026
Lemon cream with cracked filo and raspberries as warning lights: tension on the plate.
A rectangular dish filled with sharp lemon cream and a thin layer of crispy filo pastry, visibly cracked, with raspberries as 'warning lights'. The cracks refer to the faulty condoms in the news story.
Ingredients
- 4 sheets filo pastry
- 75 g unsalted butter, melted
- 4 eggs
- 175 g fine caster sugar
- 2 lemons (juice and zest)
- 200 ml double cream
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 12 fresh raspberries
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Lightly grease a rectangular baking dish.
- Place 2 filo sheets in the dish, brush with melted butter, add the other 2 sheets, brush again.
- Bake the filo for 10 minutes until golden, then let cool.
- Whisk eggs, sugar, lemon zest and juice, and cornstarch together.
- Heat the cream in a pan, add the egg mixture and stir on low heat until thickened.
- Pour the lemon cream over the filo, chill for at least 2 hours to set.
- Carefully break the top filo so visible cracks appear.
- Place a raspberry on each crack as a warning light.
Serving notes
- Serve in the rectangular dish so the cracks are clearly visible.
- Ensure raspberries are placed exactly on the cracks.