Famous Lemon Cake
Ingredients
3/4 C. butter or margarine
1 1/2 C. sugar
8 egg yolks
1 1/2 C. cake flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 C. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon rind; grated
1 tsp. lemon juice
Lemon icing
2 C. powdered sugar
1/4 C. margarine; soft
1 lemon; juice and grated rind
2 tsp. heavy cream
Pudding
Bananas; sliced thin
3/4 C. sugar
3 egg yolks
2 1/2 C. milk
Meringue
3 egg whites
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Cooking Instructions
Cream butter or margarine with sugar until light and fluffy. In separate bowl, beat egg yolks until light and lemon-colored; blend with creamed mixture. Sift together cake flour, baking powder and salt; re-sift 3 times. Add sifted ingredients in thirds, alternating with milk. Beat batter thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla, lemon rind and juice and beat 2 minutes. Bake at 325 in bundt pan for 1 hour. Or, bake in 3 greased 9 inch pans at Icing- Combine all lemon icing ingredients and spread on cake.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. "(John 3:16)
