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Lemon cake
15
Alone
Jyoti Sharma
Cookies-Cake,American
•	3 cups all-purpose flour 
•	3 teaspoons baking powder 
•	1 teaspoon salt 
•	1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 
•	1 cup butter flavored shortening 
•	2 cups white sugar 
•	3 eggs 
•	1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract 
•	1 1/4 teaspoons lemon extract 
•	1 cup milk 
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DIRECTIONS:
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and 
flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour, baking 
powder, salt and nutmeg. Set aside. 
2.In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar 
until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then 
stir in  vanilla and lemon extract. Beat in the flour mixture 
alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour 
batter into prepared pan. 
3.Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a 
toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. 
Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack 
and cool completely.