Transcript Summary:
Cake Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks), softened
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup Softasilk cake flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Buttermilk
- Lemon peel and lemon juice
Instructions
1. Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a 10×4-inch tube pan.
2. Beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time.
3. Mix flour and baking soda. Beat into sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk until well blended.
4. Stir in lemon peel and juice. Spread in pan.
5. Bake ~1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes, then invert onto wire rack and cool completely.
6. Drizzle glaze over top; let it run down sides. Serve with fruit and sweetened whipped cream if desired.
Glaze Ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
- 2–4 Tbsp hot water
Glaze Instructions
1. Melt butter in saucepan.
2. Stir in lemon peel and powdered sugar.
3. Add hot water, 1 Tbsp at a time, until thin enough to drizzle.
High altitude (3500–6500 ft): Bake at 350°F for ~1 hour 10 minutes.