Recipe name:
Lemon Loaf Cake
Recipe category:
Cake
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Recipe details:
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 1/4 ts Baking powder 3/4 ts Ground ginger 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Granulated sugar Rind (colored part only) of -2 lemons 6 oz Unsalted butter, softened 3 oz Cream cheese, softened 2 lg Eggs 8 oz Lemon yogurt
5 ts Fresh lemon juice 1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease an 8 1/2-by 4 1/2-inch loaf pan and dust lightly with flour. Sift together flour, baking powder, ginger and salt; set aside. 2. Sprinkle several tablespoons of granulated sugar on a cutting board. Add lemon rind and chop as fine as possible. Transfer to a large mixer bowl and add remaining granulated sugar, butter and cream cheese. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy, 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add yogurt and mix well. Stop the mixer and add dry ingredients. Mix just until combined. 3. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes then invert onto a wire rack. 4. Make glaze by mixing confectioner's sugar and enough lemon juice to make a glaze. Pour over warm cake. Posted By japlady@nwu.edu (Rebecca Radnor) On rec.food.recipes or rec.food.cooking |