Categories: Dessert

Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks
• 2/3 c. sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh grated lemon peel
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 eggs whites, beaten to soft peaks
• 2/3 c. flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Filling:
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• dash salt
• 3/4 c. cold water
• 2 slightly beaten egg yolks
• 2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

1. Cake:

2. Beat yolks till thick and lemon color. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar. Beat constantly, add lemon peel and juice. Add remaining 1/3 c. sugar. In seperate bowl beat whites until stiff, fold yolk mixture into whites. Sift flour, salt, and fold into egg mixture

3. Pour into well greased cookie sheet and bake @ 350 for 15 minutes.

4. Take a clean dish towel and sprinkle it good with powdered sugar. When cake is done turn warm cake onto prepared towel, roll towel and cake and let cool.

5. Filling:

6. Mix all ingredients in sauce pan with a whisk. Cook and stir until bubbly and thick. Remove from heat and add butter, cool.

7. Unroll cooled cake spread cool filling on cake and remove dish towel as you reroll cake.Chill and frost with Whipped cream or Cool Whip

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