Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter at room temp ((2 sticks))
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 eggs at room temp
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/4 tablespoons grated lemon peel
  • 1 cup sour cream

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Grease tube or bundt pan.
  • Dust pan with flour; tap out excess.
  • Sift flour, baking soda and salt into medium bowl.
  • Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl at medium speed until fluffy.
  • Gradually add sugar and beat 5 minutes.
  • Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until combined after each egg is added.
  • Beat in lemon juice and peel.
  • Using rubber spatula, mix in dry ingredients.
  • Mix in sour cream.
  • Pour batter to prepared pan - batter will be thick.
  • Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour 20 minutes.
  • Let cake cool in pan on rack 15 minutes. Cut around cake in pan. Turn out cake.
  • Carefully turn cake right side up on rack and cool completely.
  • For an extra touch - drizzle glaze made of 1 cup confectioners sugar and 2-3 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice over cake.