Golden Lemon Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Cake
    2 cups sugar
    1 cup butter, softened
    4 eggs
    3 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    3/4 cup buttermilk
    1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon peel
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    Glaze Ingredients
    1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
    2 teaspoons lemon juice
    1 -2 tablespoon milk
Preparation
    Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Combine sugar and butter in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Continue beating, adding eggs one at a time, until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; gradually add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt alternately with buttermilk until well mixed. Stir in lemon peel and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
    Spread batter into greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.
    Glaze:
    Stir together powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons lemon juice and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in small bowl. Drizzle over cooled cake.

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