Instructions: Cream butter with sugar; add eggs, one at a time. Mix well between additions.

Combine dry ingredients and add to butter mixture.Add buttermilk and mix well.

Add nuts and lemon rind. Mix well. Place in 9 x 5 greased loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Test with toothpick. Remove from pan and glaze while still warm. Glaze: Combine juice of 1/2 lemon with 3/8 cup sugar.Spread over top of cake. Cool cake completely and wrap. Will keep 2 or 3 days.

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