Lemon Bundt Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• lemon glaze
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 -4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (enough to make glaze spreadable)
• lemon zest (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325; grease and flour a bundt pan.
• 2 mix the softened margarine/butter and sugar until fluffy, then mix in the eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after adding each one.
• 3 add the dry ingredients, alternating with the 1 cup of buttermilk .
• 4 put your lemon zest and lemon juice in last and mix well.
• 5 pour into the bundt pan and pop in the oven, baking for approximately 45-50 minutes.
• 6 perform the "toothpick" test to make certain it is done but don't overcook !
• 7 while cake is cooking, prepare glaze by combining all ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. if glaze thickens too much to spread while standing, just add a few drops of lemon juice or milk to thin it down again.
• 8 allow cooked cake to cool on a rack for about an hour.
• 9 run a knife around cake in pan for easier removal.
• 10 invert the cake out on a large plate and then poke it all over with a skewer or long tined fork.
• 11 spread the glaze all over the cake.