Lemon Fiesta Cake

You'll have a fiesta on your table when you use this recipe to make a light, lemony, fluffy, and festive lemon-accented cake with raisins.

• Calories: 389 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• ⅓ cup butter
• 10 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• ½ cup golden raisins
• 1 ½ tablespoons water
• ¾ teaspoon lemon extract

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a Bundt pan.

Step 2

Cream 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition. Blend in the lemon peel.

Step 3

In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, soda and baking powder. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk to creamed butter mixture. Add lemon extract and raisins.

Step 4

Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 50 minutes cool 5 minutes, then turn out onto serving plate. Prick hot cake with skewer or fork and pour on lemon topping.

Step 5

Combine 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup butter and water in a saucepan and heat until butter melts. Add lemon juice . Spoon over hot cake.