LEMON CREAM CAKE

By stepjo7269

Famous Restaurant's recipes--Olive Garden

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 6 yolks
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 6 whites
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 1/2 cups lemon pie filling
• 8 slices lemon
• Instructions
• ● Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• ● In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/2 cup sugar. Add oil,egg yolks, water and lemon rind.
• ● Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• ● In a small bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until peaks form. Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, and beat until very stiff and shiny peaks form.
• ● Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.
• ● Turn batter into ungreased 10 inch tube pan.
• ● Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Invert cake and cool completely in pan.
• ● When cool, loosen edges and shake pan to remove cake.
• ● To Make Filling: Beat cream to stiff peaks. Fold in lemon filling. Chill until stiff.
• ● To Assemble Cake: Slice cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. Fill layers with 1/3 cup of filling. Spread remaining filling on top layer.

Preparation

Step 1

● Decorate with lemon slices