Luby's Cafeteria Lemon Sour Cream Cake

Submitted by mollypaul

"A rich and lovely cake with a little citrus zing courtesy of We Love Recipes for fans of cafeteria cuisine."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• Cake

• 1 cup softened butter
• 1⁄2 cup Crisco
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 5 extra-large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1⁄4 cup whole milk
• 3 cups flour, sifted with
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Lemon Sauce

• 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 1⁄2 cup fresh lemon juice

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, then add sour cream and milk, mixing until smooth.
4. Blend flour mixture into batter with a rubber spatula, stir in the extracts.
5. Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan and bake 1 hour 30 minutes or until a tester inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Cool cake in the pan 10 minutes.
7. Remove the cake from pan and cool on a rack.

8. Lemon Sauce:

9. In a medium-size bowl, whisk together sugar, butter and lemon juice until smooth.
10. Drizzle over cake just prior to serving.