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  • Serves: 15 Servings

Layered Lemon Dessert #1

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Category: Desserts

 Ingredients List

  • 1/2 c Butter or margarine
  • 1 c All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 c Chopped pecans
  • 1 pk (8-oz) cream cheese;
  • -softened
  • 1 1/2 c Sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 ct (8-oz) frozen whipped
  • -topping; thawed and divided
  • 2 c Sugar
  • 1/4 c Cornstarch plus
  • 2 tb Cornstarch
  • 1/4 ts Salt
  • 2 c Water; divided
  • 3 Eggs; beaten
  • 1/4 c Vinegar
  • 1/4 c Lemon juice
  • 1 tb Butter or margarine
  • 1 ts Lemon extract
  • Additional chopped pecans
  • -(optional)

 Directions

Cut butter into flour with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse
meal; stir 1/2 cp pecans into flour mixture. Press pecan mixture into a
13x9x2-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Combine cream cheese and powdered sugar; beat at medium speed of an
electric mixer until fluffy. Fold 1-1/2 cups whipped topping into cheese
mixture. Spread over crust. Chill.

Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a heavy saucepan; add 1/4 cup water,
stirring to make a smooth paste. Add eggs, vinegar, lemon juice and
remaining 1-3/4 cups water, stirring well. Cook over medium heat, stirring
constantly, until mixture boils. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; add
butter and lemon extract. Cool.

Spread lemon filling over cream cheese layer. Dollop each serving with the
remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with pecans, if desired. 15 servings.

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WILMOTH CUNNINGHAM

LEXINGTON, KY

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