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Sweet Lemon Coffee
Cake
- *** Dough --
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- 1/4 Pound Unsalted Butter --
softened
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 3/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/2 Teaspoon Almond Extract
- 1 1/2 Cups Flour
- *** Filling -- ***
- 1 1/4 Cups Warm Water
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Cornstarch
- 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
- 3 Large Egg Yolks
- 1 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter
- 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
-- melted
For dough. In medium sized bowl,
combine butter, sugar, eggs, baking powder, vanilla and almond
extract. beat on high until creamy smooth, about 4 minutes. Add
flour by the spoonfuls, beating until well blended each time.
Reserve 1 cup of the dough for the topping. Spoon the remaining
dough into a 11x7 inch cake pan, spreading the dough evenly over the
bottom and up the sides of the pan. Set aside. For the filling.
In 2 quart saucepan, combine water, sugar, cornstarch, and salt,
stir well. place over medium heat and cook for 4 minutes. stir
constanly. add lemon juice and cook for 2 minutes. stir in egg yolks
and 1 tablespoon butter. cook 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove
from heat and spoon onto the dough in pan. Then drop remaining dough
by teaspoonfuls over the filling making about 4 rows down and 6 rows
across. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. remove from oven and
brush with melted butter. let sit for 40 minutes, then serve.
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