Lemony Lemon Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 3/4 cups sugar, divided
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 lemons, juice and zest of, grated
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, cream 1 cup of sugar and butter. blend in eggs and vanilla.
• 3 in a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. stir into the batter.
• 4 stir baking soda into buttermilk and add to the batter.
• 5 fold in grated lemon peel and poppy seeds.
• 6 pour batter into a greased bundt pan. bake for 40-50 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and has a crevice in the middle.
• 7 meanwhile, combine lemon juice (about 1 cup) and 3/4 cup sugar in a saucepan and simmer over low heat until the sugar dissolves.
• 8 when the cake is done, let stand for 5 minutes, then drizzle sweetened lemon juice slowly over the top until it is absorbed.