Yield:
Makes 8 to 10 servings.Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
1/2 cup milk
grated rind and juice from 1 large lemon
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
Cream together shortening and sugar, then beat in eggs. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into sugar mixture. Beat in the milk and lemon rind. Bake at 350 degrees F in a buttered and floured 9×5-inch loaf pan for 45 minutes. Combine lemon juice and confectioners’ sugar to make a glaze and drizzle over the warm cake.
