Lady Bird Johnson's Famous Lemon Cake

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups	297g / 10oz	Sugar
8		Egg yolks
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Cake flour
3 teaspoons	15ml	Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
3/4 cup	177ml	Milk
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
1 teaspoon	5ml	Lemon rind - grated
1 teaspoon	5ml	Lemon juice
		Lemon Icing
2 cups	396g / 13oz	Powdered sugar
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Margarine - soft
1		Lemon, juice and grated rind
2 teaspoons	10ml	Heavy cream
		Pudding
		Bananas - slice thin
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Sugar
3		Egg yolks
2 1/2 cups	592ml	Milk
		Meringue
3		Egg whites
3 tablespoons	45ml	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla

Recipe Instructions

Cream butter or margarine with sugar until light and fluffy.

In separate bowl, beat egg yolks until light and lemon-colored; blend with creamed mixture. Sift together cake flour, baking powder and salt; re-sift 3 times.

Add sifted ingredients in thirds, alternating with milk. Beat batter thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla, lemon rind and juice and beat 2 minutes.

Bake at 325F in bundt pan for 1 hour. Or, bake in 3 greased 9" pans at 350~.

ICING:

Combine all lemon icing ingredients and spread on cake.

Source:
"Connie Kick"

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