Coffeehouse-style lemon pound cake drizzled with lemon sauce

1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup shortening or unsalted butter
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder (add 1/4 teaspoon or slightly more for a lighter loaf)
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel 

Topping
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Juice of one fresh lemon

Grease a loaf pan and line with with wax paper.
In a large bowl add sugar and shortening.  Heat in microwave for 30 seconds to soften and mix well.  In a separate small bowl mix one egg and add to sugar/shortening, mix well.  Add milk, mix well.  Add flour and baking powder, mix well.  Add lemon rind and mix with a spoon (fold into batter).  In a separate bowl mix lemon juice and sugar and leave on the side, this is the glaze for later.
Bake loaf in a pre-heated oven at 350 for about 45 minutes or until dry.  Remove from oven and while loaf is still warm pour glaze over top of the cake and serve.


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NOTES!!!

Prepare you cake and desserts FIRST.  In a kitchen you can prepare "sweet" (desserts and salads) or "savory" (meats and gravies) foods.  Cleaning your workspace and cutlery of any garlic or onions is important as one of these flavors can ruin your cake.  Prepare the dessert, keep it in the refrigerator until the main course is finished cooking, THEN bake your cake. 
Don't cook your pastry and dinner at the same time.  It seems logical that the taste of your beef roast would flavor a chocolate cake if placed in the oven at the same time.  
Brute force works but finesse counts in baking.  If you are in a hurry and have a hand mixer you can easily toss all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix well (see below).  But if you want the best results use separate bowls; cream the shortening and sugars, then add the dry goods, then beaten eggs and then mix together, these extra steps create a superior; lighter cake.


How long should I mix my cakes?   Aunt Sue's Home Economics teacher told the girls that the trick was to mix 20 times.  Sue's cakes are always fluffy and Uncle Buck loves them; so this seems about right...

Mix your batter 20X with a hand mixer for fluffy cakes every time
Icing and Decorating



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