A special cake

A very special person in my life had a big birthday this week! For the occasion, B and I made our first home made cake!

We made a glazed lemon bunt cake. We had all the ingredients and the right pan. What more could I ask for?

Here's how to make it:

• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
• GLAZE:
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 3/4 cup sugar

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in lemon peel. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; invert onto a wire rack. Cool 10 minutes longer. Place rack on waxed paper. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over the warm cake. Cool completely before serving.

The cake turned out amazing.  It was very suiting for the birthday girl. While eating our cake we said 80 things we love about her. I can't wait till the next big occasion to bake another cake with B!