[Anonymous]

Fresh Lemon Cake
3 cups sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 cup butter (softened) (no substitutes)
1 (8-oz.) container sour cream
6 large eggs
2 Tbs. FRESH lemon juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Lemon Glaze

Place all ingredients (except Lemon Glaze) in large mixer bowl, in the order as given. Beat at low speed for 1 minute, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed. Spoon batter into greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 325 deg. for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until long wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
Drizzle evenly with Lemon Glaze.

Lemon Glaze
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 Tbs. FRESH lemon juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
Stir all ingredients together until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake.