Recipes

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Butter a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar and beat on high until light and fluffy.

Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Add eggs one at a time, beating well in between each egg. Now add the lemon and vanilla extract.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

Slowly add this mixture, 1/3 cup at a time.

Now you can follow a variation, if desired. Otherwise, pour batter into the loaf pan and bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

During the last 5 minutes of baking time, you will need to prepare the lemon syrup for drizzling over the top of the cake.

In a large microwave proof bowl, combine the sugar and water. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes. This will be very hot.

Let rest for 5 minutes. Then stir in the lemon juice. Test the cake for doneness with a wooden skewer inserted in the top. This should come out clean.

Let rest 5 minutes in the pan on a cooling rack. Poke holes in the the top of the cake with the wooden skewer.

Slowly drizzle the syrup over the top of the cake.

Let cake rest additional 5 minutes in the pan. Now remove the cake from the pan and place on a serving dish.

You can garnish with sugared fresh fruit or long pieces for lemon rind.