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cream butter, add sugar and fresh lemon juice.
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cream until light and fluffy --
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add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
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combine baking soda to sour cream; sift flour twice with salt.
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turn mixer onto low speed and alternately add sour cream and flour to batter.
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add flavorings --
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pour batter into a greased and floured bundt or tube pan.and bake at 325* for 1 1/2 hours.
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to prepare icing:.
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in a heavy saucepan, mix 2 cups sugar, beaten egg, butter and milk --
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put on low fire and let come to a slow boil --
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in a small black iron skillet, melt remaining 1/2 cup sugar and let cook until brown and runny.
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add this to sugar mixture and continue to cook until the temperature reaches the soft ball stage.238*.
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you must cook this slowly to prevent the milk from scorching.
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remove from fire and let cool slightly.; then add salt and flavorings.
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beat until icing reaches a spreading consistency.
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ice on cooled cake.
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sprinkle top with chopped pecans.