Extreme Lemon Walnut Cake

This is wonderful topped with vanilla ice cream :)

Set oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

Finely grate the peel from one lemon , and squeeze out the juice from one lemon.

Set aside.

With an electric mixer beat the butter , 1-1 / 2 cups sugar , and the lemon extract until light and fluffy for about 4-5 minutes.

Crack eggs open in a dish , making certain that there are no shells.

Add in a couple at a time to the creamed mixture , beating well after each addition.

In a small bowl , mix the flour with baking powder.

Add in 1 cup at a time to the creamed mixture.

Beat until well combined.

Stir in chopped walnuts.

Transfer the batter to prepared cake pan.

Bake for 40 minutes , or until cake tests done.

While the cake is baking , prepare the syrup.

Combine remaining 2 cups sugar with 2 cups water.

Slice remaining lemon into wedges.

Squeeze out the juice into sugar / water , the drop in a couple wedges.

Bring to a boil.

Boil 5 minutes.

Remove lemon wedges.

When cake has finished baking , pour the hot le.

butter, white sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, lemons, lemon extract, walnuts, vanilla ice cream