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Tender Lemon Cake

Martha Stewart Baby, Fall http://www.marthastewart.com/355501/tender-lemon-cake
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  • Yield Makes three 6-inch round layers

Ingredients

    • 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans
    • 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
    • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 1 1/2 cups sugar
    • 3 large eggs
    • 3/4 cup buttermilk
    • Zest of 1 lemon

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter three 6-by-2-inch round baking pans. Line with parchment; butter; dust with flour.
  2. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. With electric mixer, beat butter on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 4 minutes. Add sugar; beat well. Reduce speed to medium; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Reduce speed to low; alternately add flour and buttermilk, starting and ending with flour. Stir in zest.
  3. Pour batter into pans; bake, rotating halfway through, until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in pans on rack 15 minutes. Remove; let cool completely right side up on rack.

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