Ingredients
Cake:
- 1/2 lb butter
- 1/2 cup Crisco
- 3 cups sugar
- 7 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3 1/2 cups Swansdown cake flour
- 3/4 cup milk
- 4 teaspoons lemon extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
Frosting: (or use your favorite cream cheese icing)
- 1 1/2 cups 10x powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
- Grated rind of one lemon
Directions
Cream butter, Crisco and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Beat well. Alternate flour and milk. Beat slowly until well mixed. Grease and flour tube pan. Bake 1 1/2 hours on 300°. Make frosting by beating sugar, lemon juice and lemon rind together. If frosting is too thin, add more sugar to thicken.
