Perfect Lemon Cake

Photo: flickr user norwichnuts

Ingredients

8 ounces Unsalted butter - softened

2 cups Sugar

4 lrg Eggs

3 cups All-purpose flour

2 teaspoons Baking powder

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1 cup Whole milk

2 Lemons - finely chopped, zest of

cup Fresh lemon juice

2/3 cup Sugar

Preparation

Directions: In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. On low speed, add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, alternately with the milk. Stir in the lemon zest by hand. To bake, grease and flour a bundt pan and pour in the batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes in the pan, them remove the cake. Place on a cooling rack. For