sanibel island lemon pectin cake
We used to spend spring break on Sanibel Island. In a shop there, I found a shell cake pan, which I loved. Inside was this recipe, and it is incredibly good, moist, and lemony!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 ounces pkg lemon jello
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2/3 cup light cooking oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- GLAZE:
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup lime or lemon juice
- - yellow food coloring
How To Make sanibel island lemon pectin cake
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Step 1Cake: Sift together into a mixing bowl, the 1 c sugar, cake flour, baking powder and jello. Then in a small bowl combine milk, oil, and lemon extract. Beat liquits into dry ingredients until batter is smooth. Separate 4 large eggs; beat into batter 1 at a time. Beat egg whites stiff but not dry, beating in the 1/4 c sugar. Fold egg whites lightly but thoroughly into the batter. Grease the lemon pectin pan (see below for alternate) with soft shortening and dust with flour. Spoon batter into pan and bake at 325 degrees 30-45 min until cake springs back lightly to touch. Turn immediately onto wire rack. carefully and slowly spoon glaze over cake until absorbed.
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Step 2Note: if cooked in small pans, cook at 375 degrees 12-15 minutes. Remove immediately from pan and dip into glaze with slotted spoon to absorb.
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Step 3GLAZE: heat ingredients until very hot in double boiler.
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