Recipe: Lemon Pound Cake

This is a yummy pound cake with a hint of lemon.

2/3 cup butter (no sub)
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. grated lemon zest
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2/3 cup milk
2 1/4 cup sifted cake flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
3 eggs
Powdered sugar

Have ingredients at room temperature. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light (5 minutes). Mix in milk, lemon zest, and juice. Sift the dry ingredients together and mix in. Add the eggs one at a time, beating for one minute after each. Pour into a greased 9x5x3 pan, bake for 80 minutes at 300 or until the cake tests done. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.