Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Last week was all cake at my house.  The request: "vintage, daffodil yellow".

Felicia's Specialty Cake:

1 box lemon cake mix
1 box small lemon pudding
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs
1/2 c warm water
1/2 cup oil
1 heaping T poppy seeds

Follow directions on back of cake mix, except add all ingredients listed above.  Bake in Bundt pan for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup butter (4 T)
3 - 3/12 cups powder sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth.  Gradually add sugar until light and fluffy.

Lemon Meringue Buttercream
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 water
1/3 c. meringue powder
1 lb. powder sugar
1 1/2 cups room temperature butter
2 T lemon curd (more or less to taste)

Mix granulated sugar and water in a medium size pot, over medium heat.  Mix and cook until sugar is completely dissolved.  Allow to return to room temperature (crucial step!).  Once cooled, mix sugar syrup with meringue powder in blender until mixture peaks (about 5 minutes). Stir in powdered sugar.  Add butter until mixture reaches a smooth consistency.  Add lemon curd to taste.