Glazed Sourdough Lemon Cake
Recipe: https://recipestripper.com/recipes/d8fb30a9-1f86-476c-be2b-5f1101cc591b
Original source: https://heartscontentfarmhouse.com/sourdough-lemon-cake/
Recipe image: https://heartscontentfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sourdough-lemon-cake-recipe-card.jpg

A sweet and delicious lemon cake with a crackly yummy glaze.  Do not skip the glaze, the cake relies heavily on it!
Yield: 12
Prep time: PT20M
Cook time: PT50M
Total time: PT70M

Ingredients
- ½ cup vegetable oil ((or melted butter))
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2  eggs
- 1½ cups flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup sourdough starter (discard)
- ¾ cup milk
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Instructions
1. [Make the Cake] Prep. Preheat oven to 350 degrees with the rack in the center.  Prepare a loaf pan or 9 x 9 square cake pan with cooking spray.
2. [Make the Cake] Wet ingredients. Combine the vegetable oil, eggs, and sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until well combined.
3. [Make the Cake] Dry ingredients and milk. Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl and add to the sugar mixture 1/3 at a time, alternating with the milk and the sourdough starter.  Mix on low until just combined.  Stir in the lemon juice and lemon zest by hand.  Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
4. [Make the Cake] Bake and cool. Bake for 50-60 minutes (for the loaf pan) or 40-50 minutes (for the square pan) until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Place on a wire rack.  Allow to cool for about 15 minutes in the pan.
5. [Make The Glaze] In a small bowl, combine the powdered sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice for the glaze.  Pour over the still-warm cake.
6. [Make The Glaze] After the glaze has soaked in and hardened, remove cake from pan and allow to finish cooling on wire rack.  Slice and serve once cool.