Lemon Cake

Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 cup of flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of Dixie baking powder
• 1 tablespoon of cold water
• 1 & 1/2 lemons
• 1 cup of hot water
• 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon of butter

Directions

1. Mix 4 egg yolks and 1 cup of sugar together.
2. Add 1 tablespoon of cold water.
3. Sift in the flour and stir thoroughly.
4. Beat the egg whites to a stiff dry froth, then add this to the batter.
5. Add in the juice of 1/2 of a lemon along with the grated rind. 
6. Lastly, stir in the baking powder. 
7. This can be cooked in pie or jelly pans.
8. For the filling, combine 1 cup of hot water, 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, 1 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 egg, and the juice and grated rind of 1 lemon. 
9. Cook for a few minutes and spread between each cake like jelly.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Jessie Simpson
Louisiana Anthology
March 20, 2022