The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

HomeThe Waldorf Kitchen › Lemon Cheese Cakes

Lemon Cheese Cakes

Put four or five ounces of butter into a basin to melt, and work in four ounces of crushed and sifted loaf sugar. Then add the yolks of two and the whites of one egg, the finely-chopped peel of three and the juice of two lemons, one large crushed Savoy biscuit, a few pounded blanched almonds, and three tablespoonfuls of brandy. Line some patty-pans with puff paste, put a little of the lemon mixture in each, and bake in a quick oven.

← Lemon CakeLemon Puffs →