Lemon Cake


Cake:

• 1 box Lemon Supreme Cake Mix

• Syrup: water, sugar and lemon juice (to taste)


Icing:

• 2 large Jello pie and pudding mix - lemon (or 3.5 small)

• 1/2 cup lemon juice

• 1/2 cup water

• 2 cups sugar

• 4 egg yolks

• 1 1/2 cups water

• 2 sticks butter

• 16 ounces whipping cream


Directions:


Cake:

1. Prepare cake mix according to box.

2. Bake according to box in 3 round 9" pans.

3. Cool on wire racks.

4. Prepare syrup by mixing cold water, sugar and lemon juice to taste. Poke holes on top of cake layers with fork and lightly spread (with a spoon) the syrup on top of each layer (makes the layers moist).


Icing:

1. With a beater, mix egg yolks, sugar and 1/2 cup water. Using the same beater, mix in pudding mix, 1.5 cups water, lemon juice and butter. Cook on low heat, stirring frequently, until jelled and very thick. Cool.


2. Whip the whipping cream with a beater on high then on medium until stiff peaks form and when the bowl is turned sideways, the cream does not move. Gently mix on low with lemon mixture in batches.


3. Put icing on the cake and serve.


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