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Lemon Snack Cake




Source of Recipe


I adapted from Land O Lakes


Recipe Introduction


This cake is so lemony, tender, moist, and light in texture.


Recipe Link: http://www.landolakes.com/mealideas/ViewRecipe.cfm?RecipeID=13205

List of Ingredients




Cake Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter -- melted or softened (I use unsalted)
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon peel
1 egg, at room temp.
3/4 cup milk (I used whole), at room temp.

Lemon Frosting:
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, approx.
1 tablespoon or so lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (1/4 to 1/2 tsp)
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel, approx.
1 tablespoon milk, approx.


Recipe



Heat oven to 350°F. Grease square 8 inch pan.

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.

Cream butter, lemon peel, and sugar using a mixer. Beat in egg.

Add flour and milk alternately, starting and ending w/flour, while mixing. Don't over-beat though. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes (mine took 30 minutes, so check early. If you over-bake this it will be dry) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean w/moist crumbs attached. Cool completely.

To make frosting:
Cream butter in a small mixing bowl. Add powdered sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, lemon peel and milk; beat until smooth (adding more liquid or more powdered sugar to get the right consistency). Mix on high until kind of fluffy. Can also add a couple of drops of lemon oil, if desired. Frost cooled cake.

Yield: 8 servings

NOTES :
2/08 I made this today and it's delicious! The cake is so tender, moist, and light in texture. You're supposed to mix the cake batter right in the pan, but I mixed it in a bowl like you would a regular cake batter. I also made sure my egg and milk were room temp. I zested two good sized lemons but I didn't measure the amount and also added a few drops of lemon oil. This was so easy to make and I will definitely be making it again and again. It might even make a nice little yellow cake if you omitted the lemon zest and added vanilla.