Walnut Buttermilk Lemon Cake Source: Maida Heatter's Best Dessert Book Ever (Andrews & McMeel Publishing, 1997 ed.) , pg. 125 . Recently, the New York Times published a story about Maida Heatter's East 62nd Lemon Cake . I tried another lemon pound cake recipe today that is equally good. This one is sprinkled with chopped walnuts and has a strong lemon flavor. You will need about 5 or 6 lemons for the recipe (for the cake and the glaze). Three of the lemons will be zested. As the cake gets done, your house will smell like a bakery! Also note that cake flour is called for instead of all-purpose. This is a very easy recipe to make and quite delicious. Of course we had to try it immediately but we are going to try and freeze some of it for a get-together next week. Even though a glaze is involved, I think it should be fine since it is absorbed into the cake. Cake 2 cups walnuts, chopped into medium-sized pieces Finely grated rind of 2 or 3 larg...
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