Lemon cake
Chopped in thin slices this Tuscan Lemon Cake perfectly blends with fresh strawberries and cherries, home-made whipped cream, or simply a glass of delicious dessert wine.
Ingredients:
- 1 tea cup butter
- 2 tea cups Sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 tea cups flour
- 1 packet of baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 tea cup whey /milk, cream/
- 1 lemon
Preparation:
Beat the melted butter with sugar. Add the eggs and stir until the sugar melts. Mix the dry ingredients – flour, baking powder and salt. In Tuscany add a cup of whey, if you do not have it, replace it with liquid cream or fresh milk. Stir until a smooth mixture is obtained. Add 3 tablespoons lemon juice and grated lemon peel. Bake in a non-stick panful in a preheated oven at 150ºC for 1 hour.