Lemon Recipe ⋇ Simple Lemon Cake

This simple lemon cake is perfect for picnics and parties. It's moist and soft.

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
2. Beat sugar and butter together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
3. Sift flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl; add to creamed mixture. Pour in milk, lemon zest, and lemon juice and mix until you achieve a smooth batter. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories254.1
• carbohydrateContent35.8 g
• cholesterolContent63.1 mg
• fatContent10.7 g
• fiberContent0.6 g
• proteinContent3.9 g
• saturatedFatContent6.4 g
• sodiumContent172.7 mg
• sugarContent21.1 g