Gold Cake

Ingredients

• 12 whole eggs
• 1 pound butter
• 1 pound flour
• 1 pound powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons yeast powder
• 0.5 cup sweet milk
• 1 whole lemon

Instructions

1. Separate the egg yolks from the whites and beat the yolks until very light.
2. Rub together the butter and powdered sugar until creamed very light.
3. Add the beaten egg yolks to the creamed butter and sugar, and beat again until light.
4. Sift the yeast powder together with the pound of flour.
5. Add the flour mixture to the creamed butter and eggs along with the half teacupful of sweet milk.
6. Stir the whole mixture hard and fast until light.
7. Grate the peel of one lemon and squeeze the juice into the cake.
8. Stir well to combine.