Deliciously tender and moist, our scratch-made Lemon Pound Cake is perfect for both brunch and dessert. Topped with a two-ingredient lemon glaze, every sweet, citrus-kissed slice is simply irresistible. Make this delightful loaf cake to add a little sunshine to your next brunch spread!
Lemon Pound Cake
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 4 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 10
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease with shortening 9x5-inch loaf pan; lightly flour.
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Step2In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and softened butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice and the eggs; beat until well mixed. Beat in remaining cake ingredients on medium speed 1 to 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until well mixed. Pour evenly into pan.
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Step3Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Turn upside down onto cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
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Step4In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over cake.
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Nutrition
370
Calories
18g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
48g
Total Carbohydrate
33g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 18g
- 27%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 52%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 100mg
- 33%
- Sodium
- 240mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 65mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 48g
- 16%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 33g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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