Double lemon cake

16 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 cups All purpose flour +
Extra for dusting pans
1 tablespoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Butter + extra for pans
2 cups Sugar
4 xes Eggs
1 cup Milk
1 teaspoon Pure vanilla
1½ cup Sugar
6 tablespoons Flour
¼ teaspoon Salt
3 xes Egg yolks
½ cup Fresh lemon juice
⅓ cup Grated lemon zest
½ cup Butter
¾ cup Sugar
3 tablespoons Cornstarch
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoons Grated lemon zest
⅓ cup Fresh lemon juice

Directions

FOR THE CAKE

FOR THE LEMON FILLING

FOR THE LEMON TOPPING

For the cake, sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Grease and lightly flour three 9-in cake pans. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar, using an electric mixer, if possible. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. The mixture should be smooth and creamy.

Using a spoon, add ⅓ of the flour & fold into the batter with ⅓ of the milk. Repeat until flour & milk are incorporated into batter. I is important that the ingredients be folded in; the batter should not be beaten after flour has been intorduced. Stir in vanilla. Distribute batter evenly among 3 cake pans & bake in a preheated 350F oven for about 30 min.

or until layers are golden brown & spring back when gently pressed in the middle. Cool for about 5 minutes & turn layers out of pans. For the filling, combine sugar, flour & salt in a heavy saucepan. Add 2 c. water & mix well. Cook over low-medium heat, stirring occasionallym until thick.

Add egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon zest & butter & cook for 12 min, stirring occasionally. Cool For the topping: mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in a heavy saucepan. Add ¾ c. water gradually. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil 1 min. Remove from heat and stir in butter & lemon rind.

Greadually stir in lemon juice. Cool To assemble:cover 1st & 2nd layers w/lemon filling. Spread generously. Coat top of 3rd layer & sides of cake with clear lemon topping. Filling & topping must be thoroughtly cooled before using. Cake is better when made 24 hrs. before serving. Filling will be a rich, yellow, lemon curd-type mixture and the topping a clear, tart jelly. Source: Jan Adams Finn, The Washington Post, date unknown.

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