Cake Batter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp. finely minced
etrog zest, or lime
zest,
or a lemon / lime combination
- 2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 1/2 tsp. lime oil or extract
11/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 11/2 tsp. baking powder

Preheat oven to 350. Generously grease an
8x4-inch loaf pan. In a mixing bowl cream
the butter, sugar and zest together until
well blended. Stir in eggs. Add the milk,
vanilla, lemon and lime juices and lime oil
and combine well.
Fold in the remaining dry ingredients to
make a smooth batter. Spoon the batter into
the prepared pan and bake until the cake is
evenly browned and slightly cracked on top
(30 to 35 minutes).
Cool well before removing from pan.
Lemon-Lime Glaze
- 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
In a small saucepan, heat the juices. Stir
in the sugar until dissolved. Cool well.
Using a cake tester, poke holes all over the
cake and drizzle the glaze on top.
Yield: 8-10 servings.
Note: Check
eggs for blood before using -- Eggs that
contain trace amount of blood are trief and
are not kosher |