HUNGARIAN LEMON BUTTER CAKE

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Hungarian American Cooking 1938. This was a prize winner. I have made this and it seems a little dry to me, so I made a lemon sauce for it and poured over the piece of cake.

Provided by Dienia B.

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/4 lb butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1/2 lemon, juice of
1 grated fresh lemon rind
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons flour

Steps:

  • Sift flour.
  • Measure.
  • Sift 3 times.
  • Cream butter and sugar till light.
  • Add egg yolks one at time.
  • Add lemon juice and rind.
  • Add flour small amount at time, beating after each addition.
  • Add salt.
  • Add stiffly beaten egg whites, but before folding in, sift the baking powder on top of the whites, then gently fold in the whites.
  • Turn into greased pan (8x8x2 inches).
  • Sprinkle nuts over cake.
  • Bake in moderate oven (375°F) 50 minutes or until done.
  • Sift confectioners' sugar over cut when cold.
  • Put sugar, water, lemon juice and flour together in saucepan.
  • Heat to boiling, stirring constantly till a little thickened.
  • Pour sauce over cut piece cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 369.6, Fat 13.3, SaturatedFat 6.7, Cholesterol 109, Sodium 188.9, Carbohydrate 59.1, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 40.4, Protein 5

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