Happy National Cake Day! My can-do-ness was strong enough for me to blanch the pistachios from scratch, make meringue buttercream for the first time and somehow ice the cake without a turntable. Thankfully, there was enough leftover lemon curd from another bake that it meant one thing less to do from scratch. All that aside, I think this is my best attempt at a layer cake. Or cake, period. Best cake I ever made from scratch. Yum!