Name: Easy Snack Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon lemon extract; 1 teaspoon dried lemon peel; 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, melted; 1 cup chopped pecans

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I needed SOMEthing sweet for an afternoon snack and modified a shortbread recipe to come up with this. It's not chocolate, but I have used vanilla instead of lemon, omitted the peel and added about 1/2 cup chocolate chips because that was the only chocolate in the house. This is a fairly dense, hearty cake

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ingredients

2 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon dried lemon peel
¹⁄₂ cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans

directions

Beat eggs with sugar.
Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
Pour into well greased 8 x 8-inch pan.
Bake at 325°F for 30 minutes or until tests done.

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"I needed SOMEthing sweet for an afternoon snack and modified a shortbread recipe to come up with this. It's not chocolate, but I have used vanilla instead of lemon, omitted the peel and added about 1/2 cup chocolate chips because that was the only chocolate in the house. This is a fairly dense, hearty cake"

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review by KellinDavid

5/13/2009

I made this cake to serve with some starwberries and blackberries I got for a good deal. I omitted the lemon, substituted w/ vanilla. It was a really wonderful cake to serve with the berries. It was moist but has a nice chewy crust (sounds weird, but it was great!) The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was because I could taste the baking soda. Not sure why? It doesn't seem like too much for this recipe? This cake held nicely for the next day, too. I wouldn't have had any left except I stashed 2 pieces to take to work to share :)

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review by Take a Letter Maria

6/21/2006

This a dense and tasty little snack cake. I omitted the nuts and lemon peel as I was using it as a small cake to celebrate my youngest son's bithday. I just wanted a small vanilla cake and this fit the bill. I frosted it but next time I will not as it is sweet enough on it's own. Next time I may cut back on the butter alittle. Thanks for the easy and delicious recipe.

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creation by Countrywife

12/4/2003

I needed SOMEthing sweet for an afternoon snack and modified a shortbread recipe to come up with this. It's not chocolate, but I have used vanilla instead of lemon, omitted the peel and added about 1/2 cup chocolate chips because that was the only chocolate in the house. This is a fairly dense, hearty cake