Fantastik Lemon Cake

By

Merri Vetrano's recipe

Ingredients

  • GLAZE:
  • 1 Tbsp. butter for pan
  • 2 3/4 cups plus 2 Tbsp flour
  • 2 teasp. baking powder
  • 11/4 teasp. salt
  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 scant Tbsp. grated lemon peel
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Butter tube pan. Dust with 2 Tbsp. flour
Combine remaining 2 3/4 cups flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Add dry ing. alternately with milk and flour mixture. Beat until smoothe after each addition. DO NOT OVERBEAT. Fold in lemon peel. Pour into tube pan and bake 1 hr and 110 mins. @ 350 degrees

Remove from oven and let stand 5 mins.

Invert on wire rack over wax paper and brush glaze over hot cake. Cool completely.