Lemon Cake With A Pineapple Surprise - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups self-rising flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup half-and-half
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 1/2 cups crushed pineapple (un-drained)
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs (Beaten)
4 tablespoons cornstarch (mixed well in cup with small amount of water)
1 (8 ounce) cream cheese (softened)
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract

Preparation

For Homemade Lemon Cake:. Preheat oven to 350
two 9 inch round pans have them greased and floured.
Cream together the shortening and 1 1/2 cups white sugar. Beat in the 2 eggs. Add the flour, milk, and Lemon extract and vanilla, and beat to a soft smooth batter. _.
Bake 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
For PIneapple Filling:.
Beat 3 eggs in saucepan add 1 1/2c sugar and pineapple.
In separate cup mix cornstarch with water. bring pineapple to boiling point, add cornstarch mixture very slowly while stirring, turn to low heat stir till thickens take off heat. You want it thick.......
For Lemon Cream Cheese Icing:.
cream together your cream cheese and butter till very smooth add about 1 cup or more of confectionary sugar... add in a dash of vanilla and about a teaspoon of lemon extract.
start adding in your confectionary sugar slowly as blending... blend well as to get no lumps.... Taste it make sure it is sweet.......
Let cake cool put cooled pineapple filling on top of bottom layer... then put on top layer cake.... Put cream cheese lemon icing on top layer....enjoy.... very good cake.