Sour Lemon Cake

Name: Sour Lemon Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 1 nine inch cake
Ingredients: 5 eggs; 2 cups sugar; 3 cups flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; grated lemon, zest of; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 cups heavy cream

Submitted by Miss Erin C.

"This is from Martha Stewart and is being posted in responce to a request."

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Ready In:: 2hrs
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 1 nine inch cake

ingredients

5 eggs
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
grated lemon, zest of
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups heavy cream

directions

Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
Butter and flour a 9" springform pan.
Beat the eggs with an electric mixer until thick and pale yellow.
Gradually beat in the sugar.
Mix the flour with the baking powder, salt and lemon zest.
Set aside.
Mix the lemon juice and vanilla with the heavy cream.
Alternatly add the cream and flour mixtures to the eggs, beginning and ending with the flour.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 40 minutes, or until the cake feels firm to the touch and a cake tester comes out clean Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove outer ring and cool completely on a wire rack.
Frost as desired.