Lemon Pound Cake Recipe
This moist and delicious Lemon Pound Cake is full of lemon juice and lemon zest! Topped with a delicious lemon glaze - it's irresistible.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest freshly grated
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Glaze
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a bundt pan; set aside
- In a large bowl, combine sugar and butter at medium speed, be sure to scrape the bowl often, until creamy. Continue beating, adding 1 egg at a time, until well mixed.
- In a medium bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- On low speed alternately add the flour mixture and the buttermilk and scrape the bowl often, until well mixed. Add lemon zest and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Continue beating until well mixed.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto a serving plate; cool completely.
- Stir together powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in a small bowl. Drizzle over the cooled cake.
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Nutrition
Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 322mg | Potassium: 99mg | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 575IU | Vitamin C: 1.5mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1.7mg