Magdalena Cakes

Ingredients

• 4 eggs 
• 3/4 cups sugar  
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted  
• 1 2/3 cups flour 
• 1 tablespoon baking powder 
• zest of 1 lemon 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1 tablespoon milk 
• ¼ cup powdered sugar (optional) 

Directions

• Beat the eggs together with 3/4 cup sugar. Continue to beat the egg mixture, and slowly add melted butter. Then add lemon zest, vanilla, and milk, and mix well.
• In a separate bowl, mix flour and baking powder.  
• Add the baking powder to the flour and mix thoroughly. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and mix well. 
• Grease muffin tin or add paper liners. Add batter, filling each cup half full. Bake 18-20 minutes. 
• Let cool and sprinkle each cake with powdered sugar (or serve as is).