glazed lemon cake

 This is a great cake for any occasion. I love the fresh lemon taste in the cake and icing.

cake:

2 sticks butter	1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups sugar	1 cup butter milk
3 eggs	2 tbs. fresh lemon zest
3 cups flour	2 tbs. fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. salt

icing:

1 pound confectioners’ sugar	3 tbs. lemon zest
1 stick butter	1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

cake:

{cream butter and sugar. beat in eggs, one at a time}

{sift together flour, baking soda and salt}

{stir dry ingredients into egg mixture alternately with butter milk- beginning and ending with dry ingredients}

{add fresh lemon juice and zest}

{pour batter into greased tube pan. bake for about 1 hour and 5 minutes at 325˚F}

icing:

{cream butter and confectioner's sugar}

{mix in lemon juice and zest}

{spread on warm cake}

 yummm

Enjoy! :)