This is an old recipe that my grandmother always made. It goes great with coffee and is quick and easy to make. Light lemon flavor that can be accompanied with a lemon glaze if desired.
Ingredients
- white sugar: 2 cups
- all-purpose flour: 2 cups
- eggs: 5 piece
- shortening (such as Crisco®): 1 cup
- whole milk: 5 Tbsp
- vanilla extract: 1 Tbsp
- lemon extract: 2 tsp
- baking powder: 0.25 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
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Combine sugar, flour, eggs, shortening, whole milk, vanilla extract, lemon extract, and baking powder in a large bowl; pour into the prepared pans.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
