Name: Great-Grandma’s Lemon Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 5 large eggs, separated -; 1 cup butter, softened -; 3 cups sugar -; 1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon zest -; 3 tablespoons lemon juice -; 4 cups all-purpose flour -; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda -; 1 cup milk -; Confectioners' sugar -

Recipe information

Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Great-Grandma’s Lemon Cake

1. 5 large eggs, separated -

2. 1 cup butter, softened -

3. 3 cups sugar -

4. 1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon zest -

5. 3 tablespoons lemon juice -

6. 4 cups all-purpose flour -

7. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda -

8. 1 cup milk -

9. Confectioners' sugar -

How to cook deliciously - Great-Grandma’s Lemon Cake

1. Stage

Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored. Add to creamed mixture and beat well. Stir in lemon zest and juice. Combine flour and baking soda; add alternately with milk. In another bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.

2. Stage

Pour into two well-greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Dust tops with confectioners' sugar.