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Lemon Cake

Author Clarinda Rudeen

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup water

Filling:

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • salt
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Frosting:

  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 5 tablespoons cold water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 12 marshmallows

Instructions

  • Bake cake in 2 layer pans. Put filling between the two layers. Cook frosting in a double boiler.

Notes

Submitted by Florence