Lemon Cream Layer Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup of Butter
• 3 cups of Sugar
• 3 cups of Flour
• 6 Eggs
• 2 Lemons
• 2 tsp. of Dixie Baking Powder
• 2 cups of Sweet Milk
• 7 tbsp. of Cornstarch 

Directions

Cake

1. Mix one cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, four eggs and two teaspoons of baking powder.
2. Bake the mixture in four layers.

Filling

1. Lightly beat two eggs and one cup of sugar together.
2. Boil two cups of sweet milk.
3. When the milk comes to a boil, stir in seven spoonfuls of cornstarch wet up in cold milk
4. Stir in the eggs and sugar into the mixture and let it cook for a moment.
5. Pour out in a dish and flavor with the juice and grated rind of two lemons.
6. Spread the filling between the layers of the cake.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Sofia Urbina
Louisiana Anthology
July 19, 2022;