Lemon whipped cream torte

14 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¼cupButter, sftnd
¼cupShortening
cupSugar, divided
2teaspoonsLemon peel, gr
½teaspoonVanilla extract
2cupsCake flour
1tablespoonBkg pwd
¼teaspoonSalt
¾cupMilk
6Egg whites
Filling:
½cupSugar
cupAll-purpose flour
cupMilk
3Yolks, lightly beaten
¼cupLemon juice
1teaspoonVanilla ext
1teaspoonLemon peel, gr
1cupHeavy cream, whipped

Directions

In a bowl cream butter, short and 1 c sugar. Add lemon peel and vanilla; mix well. Comb flour, bkg pwd and salt. Grad add to creamed mix alt with milk, mixg well after each addition; set aside. Beat egg whites til soft peaks form. Grad add rem sugar, beatg til stiff peaks form. Fold into the cream mix. Pour into 3 greased and waxed paper lined 9" round cake pans.

Bake at 350 for 15-20 min or til cake test done. Cool in pans 10 min before rem to a wire rack. For filling, comb sugar and flour in a saucepan. Grad add milk; cook and stir til thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 min more.

Rem from heat. Grad stir a little of hot fillg into the yolks; return all to the pan. Bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 min more. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice, vanilla and peel. Cover and cool. Fold in the cream then spread between each layer and on top of cake. Cover and chill.

Source: 'Taste of Home' magazine Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by Country Mouse <mjcksn@...> on 17 A, ug 1998