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       Title: Lemon Butter Layers
  Categories: Cakes
       Yield: 8 servings
  
       2 c  Flour
   2 1/4 ts Baking powder
     1/2 ts Salt
       1 c  Butter
       1 ts Lemon extract
   1 1/4 c  Sugar
       6    Eggs, unbeaten
 
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       4 oz Lemon pudding and pie mix
     2/3 c  Sugar
       2 c  Water
     3/4 c  Butter
 
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     1/2 c  Sugar
     3/4 c  Walnuts or almonds
  
   Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.  Cream butter with
   extract. Gradually add sugar, creaming well, 5 to 8 minutes. (The
   more you beat the better the cake).  Blend in eggs, one at a time;
   beat 1 minute after each.
    Add the dry ingredients; blend thoroughly.  Turn into 9 or 10-inch
   tube pan, greased on bottom.  Bake at 325 for 55 to 60 minutes until
   cake springs back when touched lightly in center.  DO NOT INVERT.
   Cool.  Cut cake horizontally to make 4 layers.  Stack layers,
   spreading Filling and sprinkling 2 tablespoons Nut Crunch on each
   layer and on top.
   
   LEMON CREAM FILLING:  Prepare lemon pudding and pie filling mix using
   sugar and water.  Cool to lukewarm.  Cream butter.  Gradually add
   filling, beating well.  Cool thoroughly.
   
   NUT CRUNCH:  heat sugar in small skillet until sugar melts and is
   golden brown.  Stir in walnuts or almonds.  Spread on greased cookie
   sheet; cool.
    Crush fine. (To crush nut mixture, place between sheets of waxed
   paper and crush with hammer or rolling pin.)
  
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