Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
- 3 cups cake flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 tablespoon lemon peels grated
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 10-inch tube pan.
In a large mixer bowl at medium speed, beat butter or margarine for 2 to 3 minutes or until glossy.
Add cake flour, sugar, eggs, lemon rind, vanilla and salt. Beat at low speed for 30 seconds or until dry ingredients are moistened. Beat at medium-high speed for 5 minutes or until smooth and fluffy and sugar is dissolved. Pour into pan.
Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted 1 1/2 inches from edge comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove cake from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack. Drizzle top with glaze.
Vanilla Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar sifted
1/4 cup half and half
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a small mixer bowl at low speed, beat powdered sugar, half-and-half, butter or margarine, and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Makes about 3/4 cup.