3/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
3/4 cup sugar, if like sweeter make it 1 cup
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1. Cream butter and lemon peel until fragrant, add sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy, about 6 minutes at medium speed on electric mixer.
2. Add vanilla, then eggs, one by one beating well after each addition. Sift flour again with baking powder and salt, stir into the batter.
3. Grease the bottom only of a 9"×5"×3" loaf pan, pour in batter, and bake at preheated oven 350°F, for 50 minutes or until done.