Recipe By : The Great American Dessert Cookbook
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 Cups all-purpose flour
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1 Cup butter -- at room temperature
1 3/4 Cups sugar
5 eggs
1 1/2 Teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 Tbsp lemon zest and
1 Tbsp lemon juice
Garnish: Sifted confectioners sugar
Preheat the oven 325F. Lightly grease and flour a 9- x 5-inch loaf pan. Set
aside. Sift together the flour and salt. Set aside. In the large bowl of an
electric mixer, beat the butter until very light and creamy. Add the sugar
gradually and continue beating for 5 minutes until mixture is very fluffy.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the
vanilla or lemon zest and juice. Fold in the dry ingredients, mixing just
until the batter is smooth and blended. Spoon into the prepared pan. Bake
for 1 1/4 hours, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake
comes out clean. Cool on a rack for about 10 minutes. Remove the cake from
the pan. Cool thoroughly and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
