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Ingredients
3/4 c Butter or margarine1 1/2 c Sugar
8 Egg yolks
1 1/2 c Cake flour
3 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Milk
1 ts Vanilla
1 ts Lemon rind; grated
1 ts Lemon juice
LEMON ICING: 2 c Powdered sugar
1/4 c Margarine; soft
1 Lemon; juice and grated rind
2 ts Heavy cream
PUDDING: Bananas; slice thin
3/4 c Sugar
3 Egg yolks
2 1/2 c Milk
MERINGUE: 3 Egg whites
3 tb Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
Directions
Cream butter or margarine with sugar until light and fluffy. In separate bowl, beat egg yolks until light and lemon-colored; blend with creamed mixture. Sift together cake flour, baking powder and salt; re-sift 3 times. Add sifted ingredients in thirds, alternating with milk. Beat batter thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla, lemon rind and juice and beat 2 minutes. Bake at 325 F in bundt pan for 1 hour. Or, bake in 3 greased 9"pans at 350 F. ICING: Combine all lemon icing ingredients and spread on cake.
