Name: Glazed Lemon Cake
Yield: 8 to 10 portions
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing the pan; 2 cups sugar; 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted; 3 eggs; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk; Lemon Icing; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 tightly packed tablespoons grated lemon zest

Preparation info

8 to 10
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing the pan
2 cups

Method

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease a 10-inch tube pan.
Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, and s