Lemon Tea Cake
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
Cake:
3/4 cup sugar
2 lemons, grate both and set aside
8 Tablespoons sweet unsalted butter, softened
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup flour
pinch of salt
6 Tablespoons milk, room temperature.
3 Tablespoons sugar
Topping:
juice of one lemon
3 Tablespoons sugar
Recipe
Cake: Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in grated lemon rinds, flour and salt. Beat thoroughly, add the milk and beat again. Pour into 8 inch greased and floured loaf pan and bake about one hour in a 325-degree oven. The cake should spring back when pressed gently in center. Remove from oven and immediately prick the top with a thin skewer and pour lemon topping over until completely covered. Cool in pan.
Topping: Combine lemon juice and sugar in a small bowl and set in a warm place until sugar dissolves.
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