Nancy I don't know if I have written saying that on 8/3 my husband went back to work and he is working a full day. When he gets home he is not tired or anything. Of course, we have adjusted the time we go to bed. When he is through with Physical Therapy we will go back to when we go to bed. He has to complete 24 sessions before they will release him. He goes in at 7:00am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and then goes to work. The following recipe is another Robert E. Lee Cake that I got from http://www.cyber-kitchen.com.

Robert E. Lee Cake

2 cups sifted all purpose flour
? teaspoon cream of tartar
1? teaspoons baking powder
8 eggs
2 cups white sugar
1? tablespoons grated lemon zest
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 egg yolks
2 cups white sugar
3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
4 lemons, juiced
? cup butter
? cup butter
6 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 tablespoons orange juice
1? tablespoons grated lemon zest
3 tablespoons grated orange zest

Grease and flour four 9 inch cake pans. Preheat oven to 325?F. Sift together flour, cream of tartar, and baking powder four times. Set aside.

Beat 8 egg yolks with a rotary or electric beater until very thick, light, and creamy. Add the 2 cups sugar, a few tablespoons at a time, and continue beating until mixture is smooth and pale yellow. Stir in 1 grated lemon rind and juice of 1 lemon. Quickly fold in the flour mixture until well incorporated.

In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, whip the 8 egg white until peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the white into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.

Spoon into cake pans and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pans. Loosen edges with a knife and turn out on cake racks to cool while you prepare the filling and frosting.

To Make Lemon Jelly Filling: mix 6 egg yolks with 2 cups sugar, grated rind of 2 lemons and juice of 4 lemons. Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Add ? cup butter and continue cooking another 15 to 20 minutes. Cool filling thoroughly. Makes enough for 1 4 layer cake.

If you want to frost this cake you can use this Lemon Orange Frosting

1/3 cup butter, softened
4 cups sifted powdered sugar
3 tablespoon grated orange rind
2? tablespoons orange juice
1? teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon lemon juice
? cup flaked coconut.

Cream butter until light and fluffy. Add next 5 ingredients, beating until smooth. Stir in coconut. Makes enough for one 4 layer cake.

Everyone have a great day. Nancy and 4 legged associate take care, stay safe and cool.
Susie Indy

Nancy I got on the internet about the Robert E. Lee cake and I found a lot and I hope that one of the ones that I am sending in are it. I will be sending them in in separately. This one I got from http://www.recipecottage.com.

Robert E. Lee Cake

9 eggs, separated, room temperature
1? cups sugar
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
? teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
grated peel of 3 lemons
grated peel of 5 oranges
? cup lemon juice about 3-4 lemons
2 cups orange juice about 6-8 oranges
1? cups sugar
1? cups shredded coconut

Preheat oven 350?. Spray 3 8 inch round cake pans with vegetable cooking spray. In large bowl, beat egg whites until they hold stiff but moist peaks. In large bowl, beat egg yolks until lemon colored and very light. Slowly beat in 1? cups sugar. Fold in egg whites. Gently fold in flour, salt and 1 tablespoon lemon juice, mixing only enough to blend in flour. Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven for 35-45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean. In a medium size bowl, combine citrus peels and juices, 1? cups sugar and 1 cup of coconut. Stir mixture to dissolve sugar. Remove cake layers from pans to trays. Spoon citrus mixture over tops of warm layers; cool. Stack layers on a serving plate. Let stand several hours before serving to allow cake to absorb liquid. To serve, sprinkle with remaining ? cup coconut. Makes 1, 8 inch, layer cake.

Everyone have a great day. Nancy and 4 legged associate stay safe, take care and cool.
Susie Indy

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