THE BEST DAMN LEMON CAKE

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This is a recipe from the great and wonderful Maida Heatter. This loaf cake needs a couple of days to set, but is so well worth the wait. Want to impress someone? Try this recipe. A great holiday or hostess gift.

Provided by DeSouter

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup ground almonds
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 lb butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 ounce lemon extract
2 large lemons, zest of
1/3 cup sugar, plus
2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

Steps:

  • Adjust rack to bottom 1/3 of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Butter a loaf pan with a 6 cup capacity and dust with cookie of plain bread crumbs.
  • Sift together flourand baking powder.
  • Melt butter.
  • In a mixing bowl combine butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs one at a time on low speed.
  • Then add sifted dry ingredients and milk alternately.
  • Mix in lemon extract.
  • Fold in almonds and lemon zest.
  • Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 65-75 minutes.
  • Two or three minutes before the cake is done, prepare the glaze.
  • Heat juice and sugar until the sugar is melted, but do not boil.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and cool for three minutes.
  • Then glaze the cake in the pan by brushing the hot liquid over the cake, letting it soak in slowly- this should take about five minutes.
  • Cool and turn cake out onto a rack.
  • Store wrapped in wax paper AND aluminum foil.
  • Best served after a few days.

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