Lemon Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 Tbsp lemon zest (about 2 lemons)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk or milk
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

Before you start

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 9x5-in loaf pan.
• Bring the butter and eggs to room temperature.

Directions

1. Cream until light and fluffy: unsalted butter, sugar.
2. Beat in one egg at a time: step 1, eggs, lemon zest (about 2 lemons), vanilla extract.
3. Whisk: all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt.
4. Add alternately with the flour mix, just until smooth: step 2, step 3, buttermilk or milk, fresh lemon juice.
5. Bake 350°F 50 to 55 min, until a toothpick comes out clean; cool: step 4.
6. Whisk until smooth: powdered sugar, fresh lemon juice.
7. Pour glaze over cooled cake: step 5, step 6.