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Glazed Lemon Tube Cake

Name: Glazed Lemon Tube Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 16 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon extract; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup 2% milk; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; GLAZE:; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 tablespoon water; 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract; 3/4 cup sugar

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Makes

16 servings

Updated: Jun. 15, 2022

This easy lemon cake recipe is just the dessert to brighten up a gray winter day (or any day). Lemon zest provides a nice zing in every bite. A light glaze gives the tall, golden cake a delicate crust. —John Thompson, Vandalia, Illinois

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup 2% milk
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
GLAZE:
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
3/4 cup sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60-70 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool 10 minutes longer. Place waxed paper under rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm cake. Cool completely before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 350 calories, 13g fat (8g saturated fat), 78mg cholesterol, 251mg sodium, 54g carbohydrate (36g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

Glazed Lemon Tube Cake

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