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Sour Cream Lemon Cake

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A glazed lemon cake, made with fresh lemon and sour cream. Scroll down to see more lemon cakes and other lemon dessert recipes.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • grated zest of 1 large lemon
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • .
  • Lemon Glaze:
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 325°. Generously butter and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.

Into a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

In a mixing bowl with hand-held electric mixer, cream 1 cup butter and granulated sugar; beat at high speed until mixture is very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down side of bowl frequently. Blend in lemon zest. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, adding each in 3 additions. Scrape sides of bowl frequently. Pour batter into prepared cake pan; bake in the preheated oven for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a cake tester or wooden pick inserted near the center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Meanwhile, combine lemon glaze ingredients in a bowl, blending until smooth. Carefully turn cake out onto a platter; drizzle evenly with glaze.
Serves 12 or more, depending on size of servings.

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This is the best!October 14, 2009By kgangsaas
"This is by far my favorite cake. It always turns out so great! I use a little more lemon zest than it calls for (or the zest of a really large lemon) and it's the perfect amount of lemon. I'm going to use this same recipe to make cupcakes today (i'll set the icing into more of a frosting consistency)... can't wait! To those whose cakes have fallen - is your baking powder old? That and altitude are the most common reasons for a cake to fall."
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