MARGARET BRAUN'S BUTTER CAKE

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Provided by Maura Egan

Categories     dessert

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 11

5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
4 1/2 cups sugar, plus 1/2 cup for sprinkling
6 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Finely grated zest of 4 lemons (for lemon cake)
Juice of 1 lemon (for lemon cake)
2 cups sour cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour two 10-inch round cake pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • In another bowl, cream the butter and 4 1/2 cups of sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Add the lemon zest and juice.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, alternating with the sour cream. Scrape batter into prepared cake pans.
  • Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of the sugar on top of the batter. Bake until set, when a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean (about 1 hour).
  • Let the cakes cool in their pans, and then invert them onto a rack.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 316, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 24 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 227 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 1 gram

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