Lemon Butter Layers

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Title: Lemon Butter Layers
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 8 servings

2 c Flour
2 1/4 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Butter
1 ts Lemon extract
1 1/4 c Sugar
6 Eggs, unbeaten

MMMMM--------------------LEMON CREAM FILLING-------------------------
4 oz Lemon pudding and pie mix
2/3 c Sugar
2 c Water
3/4 c Butter

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1/2 c Sugar
3/4 c Walnuts or almonds

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cream butter with
extract. Gradually add sugar, creaming well, 5 to 8 minutes. (The
more you beat the better the cake). Blend in eggs, one at a time;
beat 1 minute after each.
Add the dry ingredients; blend thoroughly. Turn into 9 or 10-inch
tube pan, greased on bottom. Bake at 325 for 55 to 60 minutes until
cake springs back when touched lightly in center. DO NOT INVERT.
Cool. Cut cake horizontally to make 4 layers. Stack layers,
spreading Filling and sprinkling 2 tablespoons Nut Crunch on each
layer and on top.

LEMON CREAM FILLING: Prepare lemon pudding and pie filling mix using
sugar and water. Cool to lukewarm. Cream butter. Gradually add
filling, beating well. Cool thoroughly.

NUT CRUNCH: heat sugar in small skillet until sugar melts and is
golden brown. Stir in walnuts or almonds. Spread on greased cookie
sheet; cool.
Crush fine. (To crush nut mixture, place between sheets of waxed
paper and crush with hammer or rolling pin.)

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