Easy New Year's Cake

Ingredients:

4 cups, sifted Flour
6 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Butter
2 cups Sugar
4 Eggs
1 1/2 cups Milk
grated Lemon rind
confectioner's or powdered sugar Sugar

Directions:

Sift flour, baking powder and salt.

Cream butter, add sugar gradually; beat together until mixture is light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in alternately, until just smooth, flour mixture and milk.
Add 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind.

Grease a 12 inch baking pan and line with waxed paper.
Turn batter into the prepared pan, put in a silver or gold coin and bake in a moderate oven for about 40 minutes.
When cold, sprinkle over powdered sugar.
The lucky person gets the coin.

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