Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 eggs yolks
• 0.5 cups lemon juice
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cups butter

Instructions

1. 1 Combine sugar and cornstarch in heavy saucepan add water and stir until heated, set aside.
2. 2 Beat egg yolks and add lemon juice, stir in small amount of sugar mixture to warm yolks. Combine yolk and sugar mixtures, add butter and return to heat.
3. 3 Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly until thickened. Mixture will resemble pudding. Cool slightly and spread on cooled cake. Makes enough to frost and fill one 8 inch four layer cake.

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