Sour Lemon Cake with Glaze

Name: Sour Lemon Cake with Glaze
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 nine inch cake
Ingredients: 1/2 lb unsalted butter; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs; 3 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup milk; 2 grated lemons, zest of; 1/3 cup cognac; 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice; 1/2 cup sugar

Submitted by Miss Erin C.

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

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 1 nine inch cake

ingredients

Cake
¹⁄₂ lb unsalted butter
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
4 large eggs
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 grated lemons, zest of
Glaze
¹⁄₃ cup cognac
¹⁄₃ cup fresh lemon juice
¹⁄₂ cup sugar

directions

Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
Butter and flour a 9" round cake pan.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
Add to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk.
Stir in the lemon zest.
Pour the batter into the pan.
Bake for 1 hour, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Remove from oven and allow to sit in the pan for a few minutes.
Turn the cake out onto a rack.
Stir the glaze ingredients together until the sugar dissolves and brush them onto the cake.
Allow to cool.