Lekvar Cake
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




1/2 lb. butter
2 whole eggs
2 c.s flour (fill to top of measuring cup)
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. lemon juice
Grated lemon rind
1/4 c. milk
1 1/2 lb.s lekvar or prune filling
1/2 lb. powdered sugar
6 egg yolks
1 lb. chopped walnuts
4 beaten egg whites

Preparation

1 Mix butter, eggs, flour, baking powder, lemon juice and lemon rind, thoroughly. Use milk to make moist, less than 1/4 cup - dough will be soft. Roll out between wax paper and spread on cookie sheet (with sides). 2 Spread 1 1/2 pound lekvar on the dough. 3 Filling: Mix powdered sugar and egg yolks until well blended. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold in walnuts to yolk mixture. Then fold in egg whites. Pour over lekvar. 4 Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Edges will be beige. Cool and cut into small squares. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top.