Grandma Delleplain Lemon Cake Filling Recipes

GREAT-GRANDMA'S LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored. Add to creamed mixture and beat well. Stir in lemon zest and juice. Combine flour and baking soda; add alternately with milk. In another bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into batter., Pour into two well-greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Dust tops with confectioners' sugar.

LEMON CAKE FILLING

Steps:

• Mix sugar and cornstarch together thoroughly.
• Combine the beaten egg, water, lemon juice and rind; add to dry ingredients.
• Cook in a double boiler about 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add butter, beat well and cool before using.

GRANDMA DELLEPLAIN APRICOT FILLING

Steps:

• Peel and seed the apricots and cook in just enough water to cover until tender and practically dry. Beat apricots until smooth.
• Add sugar, lemon juice and grated lemon rind and cook until sugar has entirely dissolved. Let cool this will make enough filling for a 3-layer cake.

GRANDMA DELLEPLAIN FUDGE ICING

Steps:

• Cook sugar, and corn syrup and chocolate squares and milk on low to midume heat (232 degrees ) or until a small amount of syrup forms a very soft ball when dropped into cold water.
• Remove from heat, add vanilla and butter. Cool to lukewarm without stirring.
• Beat until creamy and thick enough to spread. This will cover two ( 8" ) layers top and sides.

GRANDMA ELLEN'S LEMON FILLING CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter,shortening and sugar well. Add one egg at a time, beating well. Sift flour,baking powder and salt. Add flour and milk alternately to the sugar mixture, Add flavoring,pour into greased large oblong pan.
• Preheat oven 350 Bake 1 hour are until done. Cool cake in pan, cut into squares,layer in a large bowl, pour lemon filling on each layer. Cake may be done before 1 hour.
• Directions for Lemon Filling: In a large sauce pan or double boiler , combine sugar, flour, salt, mix well. Beat egg yolks, milk, water together, then whisk into sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and stir in grated lemon rind, lemon juice and butter, cool then pour over cake. Sometime i don't use the grated lemon rinds.

GRANDMA DELLEPLAIN HONEY TWIST

Steps:

• 1. Crumble yeast in a bowl with lukewarm water to soften.
• 2. Pour scalded milk over shortening, sugar,and salt. Cool milk mixture to luckwarm , add yeast and eggs. Beat in flour to make a soft dough.
• 3. Turn out onto a floured board and knead until smooth. Place in a large greased bowl cover, and let stand to rise until double in size.
• 4. When light shape into a long roll about 1 " in diameter. Coil the roll into a greased cake pan begining at the outside edge and working into the center to cover the pan.
• 5. Brush with honey topping and let stand to rise until doubled in size. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes. It makes one large twist

GRANDMA DELLEPLAIN BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Soften butter to room temp, and cream in remaining ingredients and continue creaming until mixture is well blended and fluffey.
• This will cover the top and sides of two ( 8" ) layer cakes.
• For LEMON FROSTING : add 1/2 teaspoon graded lemon rind and use lemon juice instead of vanilla.
• For PINEALLLE FROSTING : use 1/3 cup crushed pineapple with juice instead of cream.
• For ORANGR FROSTING : add 1 tablespoon grated orange rind and use orange juice instead of cream.

GRANDMA DELLEPLAIN LEMON CAKE FILLING

Steps:

• Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt very thoroughly, add remaining ingredents and blend.
• Cook over boiling water stirring constantly until thickened. let cool and fill a two layer cake.