Recipe

Lemon Filling For Lemon Coconut Cake Recipe

	Peetabear / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago this is the lemon filling for the lemon coconut cake... the recipe is from Southern Living, DECEMBER 2006 Prep:10m Cook:5m Servings:0	Peetabear
	lemon cake filling

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Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup cornstarch

1 cup boiling water

4 egg yolks, lightly beaten

2 teaspoons grated lemon rind

1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons butter

Directions

1. Combine sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan; whisk in 1 cup boiling water. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until sugar and cornstarch dissolve (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.

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

Makes about 1 2/3 cups

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