Lemon Cake

By á-27074

Ingredients

• FOR THE GLAZE:
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 8 oz. unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• Finely grated zest of 2 large lemons
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2/3 cup sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1. Butter a 12 cup Bundt or ring pan and then dust it all lightly with fine, dry bread crumbs. Set aside.

2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt, and set aside.

3. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter until soft. Add the sugar and beat until incorporated. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl as necessary with a rubber spatula. (The mixture might look curdled—it's okay.) On lowest speed, add the dry ingredients alternately in three additions, with the milk in two additions, beating only until incorporated after each addition.

4. Stir in the lemon zest. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

5. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour at 350F until a cake tester (my cake was ready in 50 minutes) comes out clean. Let the cake stand in the pan for 5 minutes and then cover with a rack and invert.

6. Lift pan from cake, leaving the cake upside down. Place rack over a large piece of foil or wax paper and prepare the glaze.

7. To make the glaze, mix the lemon juice with the sugar and brush all over the hot cake. The cake will absorb it. Let cool completely and then transfer to a cake plate. It is best to wait a few hours before cutting the cake.