Ingredients
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Cake
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 medium eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (I make my own!)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Lemon Glaze:
- juice from 2 lemons or 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
Instructions
For Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter and flour loaf 9″ x 5″ inch loaf pan
- Beat on high speed the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one by one. Beat well after each egg you add to mixture.
- Add vanilla and salt.
- Add flour gradually on low speed until just combined.
- Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick in center of cake comes out clean.
For Lemon Glaze
- Before cake is done, combine lemon juice and sugar in a small saucepan over low heat.
- Cook until sugar is dissolved. Do not let boil.
- After cake is done and has cooled for 10 minutes, place on a wire rack. Then poke holes all over the cake with a toothpick or a cake tester.
- Gradually drizzle the lemon glaze all over the top of the cake. Rest occasionally to allow the glaze to sink in.
- Allow to cool completely, cut, and serve.