Lemon Cream Smith Island Cake

Originally developed exclusively for Nordstrom Cafe, this scratchmade cake features moist lemon cake, housemade lemon curd, and lemon buttercream frosting!

The Smith Island Cake is the State Dessert of Maryland, beloved since the 1800s, when watermen from the remote fishing village of Smith Island would set out for months on end for the autumn oyster harvest. Their families would send them out with one of these layer cakes to remind them of the community they left behind. It remains a delicious centerpiece at celebrations throughout the state, and Smith Island Baking Company, founded by Brian and Joy Murphy in 2009 just a stone’s throw from Smith Island, is turning out faithful renditions made with only real, high-quality ingredients in a wide variety of flavors.