Craignair Inn
and Restaurant

Spruce Head, Maine

Specialty Recipe

Lemon Pudding Cake

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This cake is very moist and full of citrus flavor.

Ingredients Cake:

2-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1-1/2 cups granulated sugar

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup water

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 egg whites

Pudding:

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon salt

2-1/4 cups milk

3 egg yolks

3 Tablespoons soft butter

zest from 1 lemon

1/2 cup lemon juice

Cake: Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening until gravy consistency. Add water and vanilla. Beat for 5 minutes. Beat and fold in egg whites, then pour into two 9-inch prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Pudding: Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt, and milk. Cook until thick, stirring constantly. In separate bowl, stir hot mixture into egg yolks. Stir in butter. Stir in lemon zest and lemon juice. Cool to room temperature before assembling cake.

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