Glazed Lemon Cake

Photo: flickr user kimberlykv

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

4 egg

2 tablespoons grated lemon, rind

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups milk

Topping

1/2 cup icing sugar

2 teaspoons grated lemon, rind

1 tablespoon lemon, juice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C).

In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each. Beat in lemon rind and vanilla. In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Using wooden spoon, stir into butter mixture alternately with milk, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of milk.

Pour batter into greased and floured 10-inch (3 L) bundt pan. Bake in centre of oven for 50 minutes or until tester inserted in centre comes out clean. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack to cool.

Topping:In bowl, whisk together icing sugar, lemon rind and juice. Drizzle over top of cake.