Jac'S Favorite - Swedish Lemon Sour Cream Cardamom Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cardamom, fresh ground (add more if you like)
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar, white
3 eggs, large
2/3 cup sour cream
1/8 cup lemon juice, fresh squeezed
1/2 teaspoon lemon rind
1/8 cup icing sugar, garnish

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 8 inch cake pan and line with either parchment paper or waxed paper.
In a large bowl add the flour, baking soda, salt and cardamom, set aside until needed.
Beat the butter until creamy and slowly add the sugar beating until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
Mix the sour cream with the lemon juice and lemon rind, blending well.
Fold the flour into the mixture in 3 batches alternating with the sour cream mixture.
Spoon into the cake pan making sure to smooth the surface and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes until firm to the touch.
After removing from oven, you may want to loosen the cake with a knife so that it doesn't stick when you turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
When cold you may cut into squares, dust with icing sugar and enjoy.