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Lady Bird Johnson's Famous Lemon Cake

Source of Recipe

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Recipe Introduction

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List of Ingredients

3/4 C. butter or margarine (at room temperature)
1 1/4 C. sugar
8 egg yolks
2 1/2 C. cake flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 C. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 tsp. lemon juice




Recipe

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 325ºF 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 350ºF for 25 minutes. Double the frosting recipe for a layer cake.

Lemon Icing---
2 C. confectioners’ sugar
1/4 C. butter or margarine (at room temperature)
Grated rind of 1 lemon
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tsp. cream (or more, until spreading consistency)
Yellow food coloring, if desired

Combine ingredients and beat, adding cream until desired consistency.
YIELD: Serves 16