White Cake with Lemon Filling Recipe
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White Cake with Lemon Filling

By: Carol 
"A lovely spring cake. Great as a garden party or birthday cake."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (28)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 -9 inch layer cake
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup whipped cream

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch round cake layer pans.
  2. Place 2 cups of the flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the shortening, salt, and 2/3 cup of the milk in a mixing bowl and beat for 2 minutes with an electric mixer at medium speed. Stir in the baking powder. Add the egg whites remaining milk and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla and beat for 2 more minutes. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
  3. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cakes cool then spread Lemon Filling between the layers and frost with Boiled Icing.
  4. To Make Lemon Filling: In a saucepan over medium heat combine 3/4 cups of the sugar, 2 tablespoons of the flour, the orange and lemon juice, and the remaining egg. Cook until mixture has thickened. Remove from heat ant let cool completely before folding in the whipped cream. Spread between cooled cake layers.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 345 | Total Fat: 10.8g | Cholesterol: 23mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on May 18, 2005 by MEGUSTARIA   view full review
scrumptious! particularly if one avoids questionable substitutions...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 1, 2005 by dyemysoul   view full review
I made this cake for my moms birthday, and it came out wonderfully!!! Very easy to make, very...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2004 by Mrs. Perkins   view full review
I needed a recipe for white cake so I used this one without the lemon filling (I hate lemon...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by Lainie   view full review
I made this cake for my son's birthday. I used Splenda rather than white sugar so the layers...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2007 by RMNAAS   view full review
I really loved this cake. I gave it four stars because despite liberally greasing the cake...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2007 by Deb W.   view full review
I'd lost the white cake recipie I used to make my Rhubarb Cake and used this one instead . . ....
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2004 by SBRUIN   view full review
My husband requested a layered cake with filling for his birthday. I found this recipe and it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2010 by food   view full review
This cake tasted very good. HOWEVER: 1. It stuck even to wax paper! 2. The batter was a weird...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2009 by KimberlyinCT   view full review
I made just the cake mix, and it was absolutely delicious!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 9, 2009 by annanthony   view full review
The flavor and texture of the cake were excellent. For the filling, I used a little more...

 

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