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Lemon 12

A home-style Lemon 12 made with Unsalted Sweet Butter, Sugar, Vanilla Extract, All Purpose Flour, and Baking Powder. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 1 cup
• 1 tsp
• 2 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Cream butter and 1 cup sugar in a large mixer bowl.

2. 2

   Beat in eggs one at a time until smooth.

3. 3

   Stir in lemon peel and vanilla.

4. 4

   Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a small bowl.

5. 5

   Stir flour mixture and yogurt alternately into the butter mixture.

6. 6

   Mix well after each addition.

7. 7

   Fold in almonds.

8. 8

   Spread batter into a buttered 9" tube pan.

9. 9

   Bake until done (cake tester) about 1 hour at 350 deg F. Cool in pan on a wire rack for about 5 minutes.

10. 10

    Meanwhile, heat lemon juice and remaining sugar in a small saucepan to boiling.

11. 11

    Simmer 5 minutes.

12. 12

    Brush syrup over cake allowing syrup to soak in.

13. 13

    Cool completely in pan.

14. 14

    Invert onto a serving plate and lift off pan. Serve at room temperature.