Great Grandmas Lemon Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter gradually add sugar, beating well. In a small mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in lemon peel and juice. Combine flour and baking soda add alternately with milk, stirring well after each addition. Beat egg whites until stiff fold into batter. Pour into two well-greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 65-70 minutes or until cakes test done. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cool completely. Dust tops with confectioners' sugar.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Fold in poppy seeds. Transfer to a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For drizzle, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water and lemon juice; drizzle over cake.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a tube pan.
• Sift flour and salt together into a bowl. Mix milk and lemon extract together in a separate bowl.
• Combine sugar, butter, and shortening in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating until well combined. Mix in the flour mixture alternately with the milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Spread batter in the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Do not open the oven door while the cake is baking. Cool briefly in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.