Lemon filling cake Recipe

Average
Average budget

Ingredients

Bake one white cake mix according to directions
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup boiling water
4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp. butter
1 can cream cheese frosting
coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Bake white cake in a round cake pan and let cool and then cut in half.

Step 2

Combine sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan, whisk in 1 cup boiling water. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until sugar and cornstarch dissolves (about 2 minutes). Gradually whisk about one fourth of hot sugar mixture into egg yolks, add to remaining hot sugar mixture in pan, whisking constantly. Whisk in lemon rind and juice.

Step 3

Cook whisking constantly until mixture is thickened (about 2 to 3 minutes) Remove from heat. Whisk in butter, let cool completely, stirring occasionally.

Step 4

Take one half of the white cake and put lemon filling in between cake layers. Frost with cream cheese frosting and put on coconut