This is a Dutch recipe for ‘buttercake’ made with plenty of butter, of course, and lemon and vanilla for flavor.
Original recipe makes 1 – 10 inch loaf pan
Ingredients
1 1/8 cups butter, softened
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla sugar
2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
5 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch loaf pan.
- Mix grated lemon rind with 1 tablespoon sugar.
- Beat butter and sugar with vanilla sugar and lemon rind until the mixture becomes white and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time mixing after each one.
- Mix flour and baking powder together and then carefully fold into the butter and egg mixture. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake cake for 60 to 75 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Nutrition
Calories: 276 kcal
Carbohydrates: 30.9 g
Cholesterol: 107 mg
Fat: 15.6 g
Fiber: 0.5 g
Protein: 4 g
Sodium: 309 mg
