Serves 10
1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp grated lemon rind
2 tsp powdered sugar
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Prepare a 3 x 10 loaf baking pan by greasing and flouring it.
3. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
4. Add eggs, beating well after each one. Continue beating until light in color and fluffy. Add vanilla.
5. Mix together cornstarch, flour, and baking powder. Stir into butter mixture. Add lemon rind and stir.
6. Pour batter into greased and floured loaf pan, smoothing top.
7. Bake for 1 hour or until wooden toothpick poked into center comes out clean.
8. Place pan on wire rack and let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes.
9. Invert pan to remove cake and let cool on wire rack.
10. Put powdered sugar into a sieve and tap over cake to dust.
Notes:
* use just vanilla (omitting the lemon peel), or use almond extract.
* it is often just sprinkled with icing sugar before serving.
* coat with a chocolate glaze as a treat
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