Ingredients
12 servings
- •1 ¼ cups white sugar
- •1 cup butter, softened
- •3 eggs
- •2 cups all-purpose flour
- •3 lemons, zested
- •1 teaspoon baking powder
- •½ cup white sugar
- •3 lemons, juiced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a round cake pan with parchment paper.
- Beat 1 1/4 cup sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well before adding the next egg. Stir flour, lemon zest, and baking powder into creamed butter mixture until batter is smooth; pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes.
- Combine 1/2 cup sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
- Poke holes into the top of the warm cake and pour syrup over cake. Cool slightly before cutting.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 343
- Carbohydrate: 46g
- Fat: 17g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Sugar: 29g