Lady Bird Johnson's Famous Lemon Cake
3/4 c Butter or margarine 1 1/2 c Sugar 8 Egg yolks 1 1/2 c Cake flour 3 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Milk 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Lemon rind; grated 1 ts Lemon juice LEMON ICING 2 c Powdered sugar 1/4 c Margarine; soft 1 Lemon; juice and grated rind 2 ts Heavy cream PUDDING Bananas; slice thin 3/4 c Sugar 3 Egg yolks 2 1/2 c Milk MERINGUE 3 Egg whites 3 tb Sugar 1 ts Vanilla 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" pans at 350~. ICING-Combine all lemon icing ingredients and spread on cake. ----- |