Olive Garden Lemon Cream Cake

Ingredients

For Cake

• 1 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 6 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 6 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3/4 cup white sugar

For Filling

• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 1/2 cups prepared lemon flavor instant pudding and pie filling

Directions

1. 1

   For Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and 1/2 c sugar.

3. 3

   Add oil, egg yolks, water and lemon rind and beat with electric mixer until smooth.

4. 4

   In a small bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until peaks form.

5. 5

   Gradually add 3/4 c sugar and beat until peaks are very stiff and shiny.

6. 6

   Fold in 1/3 of egg whites to batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.

7. 7

   Pour batter into ungreased 10" tube pan.

8. 8

   Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until tests done.

9. 9

   Invert cake and cool completely in pan.

10. 10

    Remove cake from pan.

11. 11

    For filling: Beat whipping cream to stiff peaks and fold in lemon filling.

12. 12

    Chill until stiff.

13. 13

    Slice cake horizontally into 3 equal layers.

14. 14

    Fill layers with 1/3 cup of filling.

15. 15

    Spread rest of filling on top layer.

16. 16

    Decorate with lemon slices.