Gretchen’s Lemon Sheet Cake

 

Cake:

1 cup salted butter	1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup water	2 large eggs, room temp
2 cups sugar	1/2 cup sour cream
1 Tbs. lemon zest	1/4 cup lemon juice
2 cups flour	1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda	1/2 tsp. lemon extract

 

In a med. Bowl, add sugar, lemon zest, flour, baking soda, salt, and whisk all together. Add in eggs, sour cream, lemon juice and extracts – whisk all together. Add butter and water to saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boil. Remove from heat, add to cake mixture. Pour batter into greased 13x18” cookie sheet. Bake 18-22 min until golden, at 350 degrees. 

 

Glaze:

1/2 cup salted butter	3 Tbs. lemon juice
3 Tbs. milk	4 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbs. lemon zest

 

Start Lemon Glaze when there’s 10 min left of baking. Add butter & milk to the saucepan, bring to boil over med heat. Remove from heat, add lemon zest, juice & powdered sugar. Mix with electric beaters for smooth glaze. Pour over warm cake, use spatula to evenly spread. Cool before cutting.