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Ingredients
| water: 1 cup |
| cornstarch: 3 Tbl |
| eggs: 3 (yolks) |
| lemon juice: 1/2 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1 1/2 cups |
| salted butter: 1/2 cup |
Lemon Cream
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"This frosting can be used on any yellow or white layer cake. It's very good even on a box mix."
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Prep Time
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Cook Time
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Servings
12 serving(s)
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Directions
- Combine sugar and cornstarch in heavy saucepan add water and stir until heated, set aside.
- Beat egg yolks and add lemon juice, stir in small amount of sugar mixture to warm yolks. Combine yolk and sugar mixtures, add butter and return to heat.
- Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly until thickened. Mixture will resemble pudding. Cool slightly and spread on cooled cake. Makes enough to frost and fill one 8 inch four layer cake.