Lemon layer cake
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2½ | cup | Cake flour; sifted |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking Powder |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | tablespoon | Lemon rind; grated |
| ⅔ | cup | Butter; or shortening |
| 1½ | cup | Sugar |
| 3 | Eggs; unbeaten | |
| 6 | tablespoons | Lemon juice |
| 3 | tablespoons | Water |
Directions
Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt and sift.
together three times. Add lemon rind to butter. and cream thoroughly; add sugar gradually and cream together until light and flfy. Add eggs, one at a time beating thoroughly after each. Add flour, alternately with combined lemon juice and water, a small amount at a time beating after each addition until smooth. Bake in two greased 9-inch layer pans in moderate oven (375 degrees F.) 20 minutes, or until done. Spread Luscious Lemon Frosting (see recipe) between layers and on top and sides of cake.