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Great Grandma's Lemon Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup butter
3 cups sugar
5 eggs, separated
1 TBSP finely shredded lemon peel
3 tsp lemon juice
4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup milk
confectioners' sugar
Directions:
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, cream butter, gradually add sugar, beating well. In a small mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Add to creamed mixture & mix well. Stir lemon peel and juice. Combine flour and baking soda; slowly add milk, stirring well after each addition. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter. Pour into two well greased 9x5x3 loaf pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 65 to 70 minutes or until cakes test as done. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pans.

 

 

 

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