2 c. flour - 1 plain, 1 self-rising
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. sugar
2 blocks (sticks) butter
6 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and flour alternately. Add other ingredients and mix well. Divide batter evenly into 4 wax paper lined cake pans. Bake at 325 degrees.

FILLING:

1 c. water
1 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
3 lemons worth of lemon juice
3 tsp. cornstarch
Yellow of 1 egg, beaten
1 med. apple, peeled and grated fine

Bring first 3 ingredients to a gentle boil, and let cook until sugar is melted. Remove from heat. Add remaining ingredients and continue cooking until thick, stirring continuously.

Spread filling on cooled cake layers. Use all remaining filling on fourth (top) layer and allow excess to drip down sides.