Lemon Sponge Cups

lemon custard at the bottom..sponge cup at the top..like to serve these with fresh fruit in season...always a hit at a BBQ

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 4  tablespoons flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 5  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1  grated lemon, rind of
• 3  large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk

Directions

1. cream butter, add sugar, flour, salt, lemon juice and lemon rind --
2. seperate the eggs, and add the well beaten egg yolks, which have been mixed with the milk -- lastly --
3. beat egg whites till stiff --
4. then add them to cake batter.
5. pour into greased custard cups -- , set in a pan of water, coming about 1/4-1/2 up the side of custard cups.
6. bake 45 minutes at 350* --
7. this may be baked in a 2 quart dish also --
8. there will be lemon custard at the bottom and sponge cake on the top --
9. cool on wire rack --
10. I fill the custard cups a little more than 1/2 full -- .