English Lemon Cake
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- LEMON GLAZE
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan.
- Cream butter and sugar in large mixing bowl; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Mix flour, baking powder and salt; add alternately with milk to the butter mixture.
- Pour batter into pan.
- Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes to one hour.
- Meanwhile make Lemon Glaze. Heat sugar, fresh lemon juice, and lemon zest until just boiling in a small saucepan.
- Pour glaze over cake immediately after removing cake from oven; cool in pan.
unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, milk, lemon glaze, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/english-lemon-cake-480073 (may not work)