Alexander Cake

Name: Alexander Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. sweet butter; 2/3 cup sugar; 2 egg yolks; 4 tbsp sour cream; 1 tsp baking powder; 2-2 1/2 cups flour; 8 ounces Damson Plum Jam; 1-2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 cup icing sugar; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp sweet butter - softened

11 ingredients

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Ingredients

1/2 lb. sweet butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
4 tbsp sour cream
1 tsp baking powder
2-2 1/2 cups flour
8 ounces Damson Plum Jam
1-2 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup icing sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp sweet butter - softened

Directions

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{"0":"Cream together the sweet butter and sugar.","1":"Add egg yolks and sour cream. Cream all together.","2":"Add baking powder and flour (to make a nice smooth dough.","3":"Roll out 1\/2 of the dough onto slightly floured waxed paper. Turn onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet (standard size).","4":"Spread with about 8 ounces of Damson Plum Jam that has been well mashed with the lemon juice.","5":"Roll out the other half of the dough and turn it over onto the jam-covered dough.","6":"Seal the edges. Prick it all over with a fork.","7":"Bake at 375 degrees for 1\/2 hour - until light golden brown on top. Remove from oven, and cool.","9":"Icing: Make a lemon-butter icing: it should be quite thick and tart. Cover the cooled squares with the icing. Refrigerate or freeze. Cut into squares or diamond shapes. (Can be decorated with a tiny piece of maraschino cherry if you want to - but I rarely do)."}