Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Butter 8" square pan or baking dish.
  3. In mixing bowl, combine 3/4 c of the sugar, salt and flour and stir them together.
  4. Add melted butter, lemon juice and zest and egg yolks.
  5. Stir until thoroughly blended.
  6. Stir in milk.
  7. In separate bowl, beat the egg whites with remaining 1/4 c sugar until stiff, but moist.
  8. Fold beaten whites into lemon mixture, then pour batter into prepared baking dish.
  9. Set the cake pan into a larger pan and pour hot water into larger pan to come halfway up the sides of the cake pan.
  10. Bake for 45 minutes until top is lightly browned.
  11. Serve warm or chilled, with whipped cream, if desired.