LEMON (BREAD) CAKE ****

By Nicky

Ingredients

• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 c. milk
• 2 beaten eggs
• rind of a lemon
• 1/2 c. granulated sugar
• juice of the lemon

Preparation

Step 1

Cream sugar and shortening.

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Beat eggs and rind of a lemon and add to flour mixture.

Bake in 9 x 5 loaf pan and bake at 350 F for 45 minutes.

Take out of oven, poke holes in the top of the loaf and pour the sugar/lemon juice mixture over loaf.

Cool in loaf pan and then slide knife around sides to ease it out.