This is an old recipe. You can make it without the lemon extract and lemon glaze and just have a plain cake that is very good, too. Makes a wonderful dessert cake and so good with a cup of coffee.
Lemon Glaze
3 teaspoons lemon juice
1 cup powdered sugar
4 tablespoons milk
Beat with whisk or spoon until you get the right consistency to pour over cake. Can add more milk if needed. (Can heat a few seconds in microwave. This makes it easier to pour. I use a small pitcher and drizzle over cake.)
Enjoy!
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what makes it a “chess” cake?
I am guessing because of the eggs, butter, vanilla, etc, is the same as a Chess Pie. Don’t ask me why it’s a chess pie. lol.
thanx!
I heard an explaination for the “chess pie” theory. Sometime long ago in the south at a b b q, a lady took out her pie and presented it on the table. When asked what kind of pie it was she stated it was “juss pie” and therefore was known as “chess pie”.
Thank you Pam. Sounds good to me. That will be my answer from this day forward. lol.
that’s a good story, thanx!
Does the lemon glaze get poured on the cake while its warm? the recipe doesn’t say. Thank You.
I wait till the cake cools.
Thanks for the quick reply! I wanted to make sure as some recipes you glaze right out of the oven.
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can you use fresh squezzed lemon juice fothe glaze.and for lemon extract can you use lemom juice also…….
Yes, you could do that.
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I want you to know with all my heart I am a fan of the south and if I could have chosen my place of birth it would have been in the south some where. I am from England, (can’t get any further north) Chess pie originated there and was brought to New England some say Virginia. It’s thought to be called Chess pie because it was kept in a pie chest or pie safe,
The Chess pie recipes I use have a tablespoon or two of meal in them. Buttermilk and vinegar are also ingredients. There are many variations. There is also a Buttermilk pie and I think it is similar. The eggs, butter and sugar make for a very rich pie!