Lemon Cake
2005-12-31- Course: Desserts
- Prep Time : 30m
- Cook Time : 60m
- Ready In : 1:30 h
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A great recipe find in an old antique recipe box. Lemon Cake (Bread) – gâteau de lemo – gâteau de citron
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup nuts (optional)
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- grated peel of one lemon
- 1/4 cup sugar and juice of one lemon for the topping
Directions
Step 1
Cream the shortening, sugar and eggs. Add the remaining ingredients except the topping ingredients of lemon juice and sugar.
Step 2
Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
Step 3
While bread is baking, mix the sugar and the juice of one lemon.
Step 4
Remove bread from oven and pour topping over loaf.
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