Belated Birthday Greetings to MM (and cake recipe)

Marilyn would have been 85 on Wednesday (June 1) had she survived the slings and arrows of the Hollywood millstone. Still the biggest movie star in history, The Birthday Girl is honored by Cafe Drake with a favorite (and very rare - you probably already know we don't bake or make desserts often) cake recipe below.

LEMON SOUR CREAM CAKE

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• grated zest of 1 large lemon
• 1 cup sour cream

• Lemon Glaze:
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 325°. Generously butter and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.

Into a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

In a mixing bowl with hand-held electric mixer, cream 1 cup butter and granulated sugar; beat at high speed until mixture is very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down side of bowl frequently. Blend in lemon zest. 

Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, adding each in 3 additions. Scrape sides of bowl frequently. 

Pour batter into prepared cake pan; bake in the preheated oven for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted near the center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. 

Meanwhile, combine lemon glaze ingredients in a bowl, blending until smooth. Carefully turn cake out onto a platter; drizzle evenly with glaze.