Ingredients:
2 1/4 Cups (4 sticks) of unsalted butter
2 1/4 cups of sugar
9 eggs (at room temperature)
1 teaspoon of lemon extract
1 -1/4 teaspoons of grated lemon rind
3 cups of all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 quart of strawberries hulled and sliced
DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Tap out excess flour. Beat butter in a larger bowl until creamy. Beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Beat lemon extract and rind. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Gradually beat into butter mixture and beat on medium speed for 3 minutes or until thick and creamy. Pour into prepared pan. Bake in heated oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake 50 minutes more. Let cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes. Turn cake out onto rock to cool. Serve with strawberries.
Enjoy From the Cancer Fairy Godmother
