Swedish Spicy Lemon Cardamom Cake

• 1 1/2 cups flour, all purpose
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon cardamom, best if freshly ground
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, best if freshly ground
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, best if freshly ground
• 6 tablespoons butter, unsalted, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar, white
• 2 eggs, large
• 1 lemon, grated zest
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• glaze
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest

1. Preheat your oven to 350u0b0F.
2. Coat a 9 x 5 loaf pan, with nonstick cooking spray.
3. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom, nutmeg and cinnamon into a bowl and set aside until needed.
4. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar using an electric mixer on medium speed until it becomes light and fluffy, (3 - 4 min).
5. Lower mixer speed to low and add the eggs one at a time and blend for 1 minute each. Now add the grated zest, lemon juice and buttermilk, mixing well.
6. Lastly, you will add the flour mixture and blend until just combined. ( do not overmix).
7. Spoon the batter into the pan and smooth out the surface and bake in the center of the oven for 30 - 40 minutes (until a toothpick comes out almost clean, with a few moist crumbs attached).
8. Cool the cake in its pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes while you make the glaze.
9. For the glaze stir together all the ingredients until well blended. ( Make the glaze to your preference).
10. Remove cake from pan and spread the glaze on top and enjoy.
11. Make the glaze to your preference, either thick or thin.

flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, butter, sugar, eggs, lemon, lemon juice, buttermilk, glaze, icing sugar, milk, lemon, lemon zest

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/swedish-spicy-lemon-cardamom-cake-463347 (may not work)