Lemon Cake
Directions
- 1Preheat your oven to 320 Fahrenheit. Grease and line a loaf pan.
- 2Cream together room temperature butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- 3Add in whole eggs one at a time.
- 4In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients.
- 5Alternate dry ingredients and sour cream into the wet ingredients.
- 6Gently mix in lemon zest and lemon juice.
- 7Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and spread evenly.
- 8Bake at 320 Fahrenheit for 50-60 minutes. Check if it's done with a toothpick.
- 9While the cake is baking, mix lemon juice and powdered sugar to make a lemon syrup.
- 10Make lemon icing by combining lemon juice, powdered sugar and milk or water.
- 11Once the cake is done, let it cool for 5 minutes.
- 12Pour lemon syrup evenly on the cake while it's still warm. Poke holes for better soaking if desired.
- 13Let the cake cool completely, then pour icing on top.
- 14Slice and enjoy! Store in the fridge.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 cup sour cream
- 1 lemon zest
- 0.5 lemon juice
- 0.5 cup powdered sugar
- 2 lemon juice
- 1.5 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp milk or water
Equipment
ovenloaf panmixermeasuring cupsspatulatoothpick
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