My Mother's Z.l. Everyday Yellow Cake |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Found this old hand-written recipe when cleaning out the house. It brought back many good memories. Ingredients:
2 ounces butter or 2 ounces margarine |
1/4 cup water |
1 1/4 cups flour |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
2 teaspoons vanilla sugar |
1 cup sugar |
3 eggs |
2 -5 drops lemon extract |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
2. Grease an 8 cup (round) baking tin.
3. Sieve flour, baking powder and vanillasugar.
4. Cream sugar and eggs, whisk (electric) for at least 5 minutes.
5. Melt the butter (margarine) with the water, let it boil for 3-4 seconds.
6. Add flourmixture and boiling butterwater a little at a time to the creamed sugar/eggs, keep whisking on low.
7. When thouroughly blended, add lemonextract, whisk one or twice to incorporate.
8. Pour cakemixture into prepared form.
9. Bake for 25-35 minutes, check with a skewer for doneness.
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