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Sybil's Old Fashioned Lemon Layer Cake

Cost $15, save $20

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  • 30 Min
  • 12 Servings
  • $15

INGREDIENTS

  • Dry Ingredients

    • 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • 🧂 ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • 5 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour

  • Wet Ingredients

    • 🧈 1 cup butter, softened
    • 🧈 2 tablespoons butter, softened
    • 🥚 6 eggs, separated
    • 🥛 1 cup milk
    • 🥛 2 tablespoons milk
    • 🥚 1 beaten egg

  • Lemon Flavor

    • 🍋 ¾ teaspoon grated lemon peel
    • 🍋 1 ¾ teaspoons lemon juice
    • 🍋 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
    • 🍋 ½ cup lemon juice

  • Sweeteners

    • 2 ¼ cups white sugar
    • 2 ¼ cups white sugar

STEPS

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 3 nine-inch cake pans. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

2

Cream butter until smooth, then mix in sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, then alternate mixing in flour and milk, followed by lemon peel and juice.

3

Beat egg whites to stiff peaks and fold into the batter until fully incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pans.

4

Bake cakes for 25–30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cakes for 10 minutes in pans, then transfer to rack to finish cooling.

5

Prepare filling by whisking sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice, flour, and beaten egg in a saucepan. Cook over low heat, whisking constantly until thickened; stir in butter, then cool.

6

Slice cooled cakes horizontally to create six layers total. Assemble by layering cake and applying the filling evenly between each layer, finishing with filling on top.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

653

Calories

  • 9g
    Protein
  • 106g
    Carbs
  • 23g
    Fats

💡 Tips

Ensure lemons are fresh for maximum zest and juice flavor.Use a serrated knife for smooth slicing when cutting cake layers.Allow each cake to cool completely before slicing for better stability.

⚠️ Precautions

This recipe is for inspiration only. The specific use needs to beadjusted according to individual differences.