Refreshing True Lemon Pastry Coffee Cake
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Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
4 eggs
1 Tablespoon (12 packets) True Lemon
for the icing:
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 drops almond extract
1/2 cup of confectioner's sugar
1/2 teaspoon (2 packets) True Lemon
1/2 plain chocolate bar, grated
1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
1. In medium sauepan, combine water, butter sugar & salt; bring to a boil.
2. Add flour all at once, then beat with a wooden spoon over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture leaves sides of pan and forms a ball.
3. Remove from heat and continue beating 2 minutes to cool mixture slightly.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each until dough has a satin-like sheen. Beat in True Lemon.
5. Spoon dough onto a greased 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan into two 15x2 inch strips (4 inches apart).
6. Bake for 35 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool on or off sheet on a rack (dough will settle a bit).
7. Frost with the following icing and toppings when cake has cooled:
True Lemon icing: in a small bowl combine the melted butter, milk, vanilla, True Lemon, almond extract and confectioner's sugar. Beat until smooth.
8. Spread icing on cake and immediately follow with 1/2 plain chocolate bar-grated and 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds. Enjoy!

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Notes
Submitted By Nancy Hammond