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    Lady Bird Johnson's Famous Lemon Cake


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    CD Kitchen
    Lady Bird Johnson's Famous Lemon Cake


    3/4 cup butter or margarine (at room temperature)
    1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
    8 egg yolks
    2 1/2 cups cake flour
    3 teaspoons baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    3/4 cup milk
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
    1 teaspoon lemon juice
    ***Lemon Icing***
    2 cups confectioners' sugar
    1/4 cup butter or margarine (at room temperature)
    1 lemon, Grated rind only
    1 lemon, juiced
    2 teaspoons cream (or more, until spreading consistency)
    Yellow food coloring, if desired



    Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks until light and lemon-colored; blend into creamed mixture. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; resift 3 times. Add sifted ingredients to creamed mixture in thirds, alternating with milk. Beat the batter thoroughly after each addition.

    Add vanilla extract, lemon rind and lemon juice; beat 2 minutes. Bake in greased 10-inch Bundt pan in preheated oven at 325 degrees F for 1 hour or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. You can also can use three 9-inch round cake pans and bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. Double the frosting recipe for a layer cake.

    Lemon Icing

    Combine ingredients and beat, adding cream until desired consistency.

 

 

 


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