Lemon Cream Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons grated lemons, rind of
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, unsifted
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/3 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in large mixing bowl, blend cream cheese and shortening until creamy.
• 3 beat in 1 1/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• 5 add lemon peel, flour, baking powder, salt and milk.
• 6 blend at low speed just until thoroughly blended, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 7 pour batter into generously greased 10-inch bundt or tube pan.
• 8 bake 45-50 minutes .
• 9 combine lemon joice and 1/3 cup sugar.
• 10 pour over hot cake, allowing it to run down edges between cake and pan.
• 11 cool 30 minutes, then remove cake from pan.
• 12 if desired, sprinkle with powdered sugar.