Around this time of year the lemons become abundant at my parents' house. We spend a couple weeks gathering lemons, giving satchels away to neighbors, friends and family, asking everyone on our street to pick as many as they want from the trees. The giveaways often result in lemon bars brought to our door made from these lemons, or lemon curd, my favorite. I squeeze pitchers full and save in individual portions for lemonade or flavoring. Some tips : 1) This cake does take several steps, so be prepared for a couple days of prep. 2) Make the lemon curd ahead of time, it can keep for a couple weeks in a jar in the refrigerator. 3) Make the meringue also ahead of time, these keep for weeks in the fridge. 4) Brush the cake layers with a wash, I used 1/4 cup water with 3 tablespoons lemon syrup I made the lemon curd from lemons from the grocer's and it's also delicious. Here's the recipe : 3 lemons, juice extracted grated lemon rind from 1/2 a lemon 3/4 cup sugar...