Lemon tea cake

 
                               LEMON TEA CAKE
 
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 Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Desserts
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
      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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