Modern Lemoncakes


Ingredients:

  • 2½ C flour
  • 1½ t baking powder
  • ¼ t baking soda
  • ½ t salt
  • 225 grams butter
  • 1½ C sugar
  • 2 t vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ lemon juice
  • Pinch of lemon zest
  • 1 C milk

Instructions:

Preheat to 180°. Use glass pyrex.

Whisk together in a bowl: flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Beat/cream: butter and sugar.

Add gradually & beat: vanilla and eggs.

Add: lemon juice and zest.

Add, fold in with flour mixture: milk

Bake 30 mins, check center. Should be golden on top.

Cool in pan 15 mins, cool on rack. Chill.

Cut into cubes & ice with lemon icing:

2 C icing sugar, lemon juice, 1 t butter