Lemon Cake With Lemon Vanilla Glaze Recipe

Lemon Cake with Lemon Vanilla Glaze

From pat2me 16 years ago

A light, low fat lemon cake that will stay moist for several days if refrigerated and wrapped in plastic. From the wonderful Stonewall Kitchen.

350 oven Grease and lightly flour and 8 inch cake pan
Cake
Sift dry ingredients together
In a large bowl, mix sugar and buttermilk together
Add the eggs and mix well
Add the vanilla and lemon zest and mix well
Gradually mix in the flout mixture until smooth
Add the oil and mix briefly
Pout into prepared pan and bake on center rack for 30 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
Glaze
Mix the ;emon zest, lemon juice, sugar and vanilla in a small saucepan, bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring gently
Reduce heat to low and let simmer about 4 minutes until smooth and slightly thickened
set aside
Remove the cake from the oven and using a knife, loosen all around the pan
Top the pan with a large plate and f;ip the whole thing over to remove cake from pan, immediately invert to another large plate so the cake is upright
Brush the top of the hot cake lightly with the glaze
Let cool for 5 minutes and brush with the glaze again
Repeat using remaining glaze
Cut into thin slices and serve slightly warm or at room temperature

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shine 16 years ago
Thank you for posting this recipe. I'm making a lemon cake with my daughter tomorrow for her birthday. She has requested a lemon lime cake, so I'm going to add some line zest to the recipe.

Thank you so much, take care!
Ray
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momo_55grandma ate it and said...
another great tasty cake picture looks yum thanks
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another great tasty cake picture looks yum thanks

momo_55grandma in Mountianview loved it