Lemon Coffee Cake

If you like lemon, you will love this coffee cake. The last time I made this, I actually served it as a dessert during National Library Week. I cut it into finger sized servings, dusted some powdered sugar, placed the pieces on a cake stand and it was good enough for dessert.

1 1/4 cups sugar

3/4 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 can (15 3/4 oz) lemon pie filling

1. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar and oil and mix well.

2. Add eggs, one at a time and beat until light and lemon-colored.

3. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the egg mixture and mix well.

4. Pour half of mixture into a greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Drop spoonfuls of pie filling over batter and gently smooth out. Top with remaining batter -- I use a teaspoon and spread teaspoonfuls of the batter over the lemon pie filling.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until a beautiful golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

6. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.