Luscious Layer Lemon Cake

Cook Time: 25 minutes
Preheat Oven: 350

Ingredients:
Cake:
½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. Lemon extract
1 cup sour milk
2 eggs
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 tsp. Baking powder
¾ tsp. Soda
¼ tsp. Salt

Instructions:
Stir shortening to soften. Gradually add sugar and cram together until light and fluffy. Add extracts. Add eggs 1 at a time. Beat well after each. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together 3 times. Add to cream mixture. Alternately with milk, small amount at a time. Beat after each addition until smooth. Bake in 2 paper-lined 9x1 ½” round pans in moderate oven at 350° for 25 min. Put layers together with lemon filling and frost with butter cream frosting.

Filling:
½ cup sugar
2 TB enriched flour
¾ cup cold water
grated peel of 1 lemon
1 beaten egg yolk
Juice of 1 lemon
2 TB butter

Mix sugar, flour, and water. Add peel and cook over low heat until it is thick. Slowly add mixture of egg yolk, lemon juice, and butter. Continue to cook for 2 min. Remove from heat and cool.