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President Teddy Roosevelt's Lemon Tea Cake

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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 60m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • Cake:
  • 1/2 cup butter ,softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 cup dates,pitted, chopped
  • 8 ounces sour cream,(1 cup)
  • Frosting:
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1/4 ounce sour cream,(1 tablespoon)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice, to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Lemon Tea Cake:

  • Step 2: Cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar.

  • Step 3: Add eggs one at a time.

  • Step 4: Sift together flour,salt and baking soda.

  • Step 5: Cut the lemon in quarters and remove seeds.

  • Step 6: Chop finely or grind with dates.(I would zest and add fruit, avoiding the pith),(food processor)

  • Step 7: Place ground lemons and dates in a bowl and add 1/2 of the flour mix.

  • Step 8: Mix lightly with fork.

  • Step 9: Fold in sifted mixture and fruits alternately with sour cream.

  • Step 10: Bake in two 8' greased and floured cake pans at 350º for 25 minutes.

  • Step 11: Cool thoroughly and frost.

  • Step 12: Lemon Tea Cake Frosting:

  • Step 13: Cream butter.

  • Step 14: Gradually add powdered sugar.

  • Step 15: Add sour cream, vanilla, and lemon juice.

  • Step 16: Beat well and frost cake.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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