Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake

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A sunny lemon-flavored cake is just the dessert to brighten up a gray winter day (or any day). Lemon peel provides a nice zing in every bite. A light glaze gives the tall, golden cake a delicate crust.

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Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
1 hrs
Total Time:
1 hrs 15 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened

  • 2 cups sugar

  • 4 eggs

  • 1 ½ teaspoons lemon extract

  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup milk

  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

GLAZE:

  • ¼ cup lemon juice

  • 1 tablespoon water

  • ½ teaspoon lemon extract

  • ¾ cup sugar

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in lemon peel. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; invert onto a wire rack. Cool 10 minutes longer. Place rack on waxed paper. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over the warm cake. Cool completely before serving.