Lemon Tea Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

LEMON TEA CAKE

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 c Butter or margarine
1 c Sugar
2 Large eggs
1/2 c Milk
1 t Vanilla
1 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Chopped pecans
-----LEMON SAUCE-----
3 tb Grated lemon peel
6 tb Lemon juice
1/4 c Sugar

1. In a bowl, beat with a mixer to blend butter, sugar, eggs, milk,
and vanilla. Stir in flour and pecans until four is evenly moistened.
Pour batter into an oiled and flour-dusted 8" square pan. Bake in a
350'F. oven until cake is lightly browned and springs back when
pressed in center, about 45 minutes.
2. Run a knife between cake and pan rim; hold a rack onto pan top.
Invert to release cake, then tip back into pan. Pierce cake top all
over with a fork and pour hot lemon sauce over surface. Serve hot or
warm; cut from pan or serve from a platter.

*** LEMON SAUCE ***
In a 1 1/2 quart pan over high heat, stir lemon peel, lemon juice, and
sugar just until sugar is dissolved. Use hot.

~ Yvonne Visteen, Portland, Oregon.



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