grandma ellen's lemon filling cake
(2 RATINGS)
This recipe is very old and my family love's it,i can remember when i was a child my grandma would bake this cake for us so we're still baking it and if you love lemon you will love this recipe.
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prep time
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 large egg
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract and vanilla extract
- LEMON FILLING
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 tablespoons flour
- 3 large egg yolk
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 - lemons
How To Make grandma ellen's lemon filling cake
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Step 1Cream butter,shortening and sugar well. Add one egg at a time, beating well. Sift flour,baking powder and salt. Add flour and milk alternately to the sugar mixture, Add flavoring,pour into greased large oblong pan.
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Step 2Preheat oven 350 Bake 1 hour are until done. Cool cake in pan, cut into squares,layer in a large bowl, pour lemon filling on each layer. Cake may be done before 1 hour.
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Step 3Directions for Lemon Filling: In a large sauce pan or double boiler , combine sugar, flour, salt, mix well. Beat egg yolks, milk, water together, then whisk into sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and stir in grated lemon rind, lemon juice and butter, cool then pour over cake. Sometime i don't use the grated lemon rinds.
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