Lemon Cake

By MissiAnn

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 1/2 lb butter
• 2 1/2 cups sugar,dvd
• 4 eggs
• 1/3 cup grated lemon zest,or less
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp bkg powder
• 1/2 tsp soda
• 1 tsp sat
• 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice,dvd
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups conf sugar
• 3 tblsp lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350*
Grease 2 loaf pans
Cream the butter and 2 cups of the sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, and the lemon zest. Sift the dry ingredients. Combine the buttermilk, and 1/4 cup of the juice and vanilla. Alternately add the flour and the buttermilk mixture. Pour batter into pans and bake for 45-60 minutes.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup lemon juice and cook over low heat until sugar dissolves. Allow cakes to cool for 10 minutes. Them place on a rack. Spoon syrup over them allow them to cool completely.
Then glaze them.