Recipes

Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 8 to 10
Cost: $
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• Zest and juice of one large lemon, divided

Instructions

1.  Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a 12” cake or bunt pan, lightly coat with flour, tap out excess.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar, beating with an electric mixer at medium speed for one minute, or until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time to the mixture, beating well after each addition.
4. Gradually add in portions of the dry mixture and buttermilk until batter is well mixed. Stir in vanilla extract, almond extract, finely chopped lemon zest and 3 tablespoons lemon juice. Mix just until combined.
5. Spread the batter evenly into your prepared cake pan and bake 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into cake’s center comes out clean.
6. Let cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan. Brush the warm cake liberally with Lemon Glaze.
7. Once coated, let cool completely on wire rack. Drizzle your cake with Lemon Glaze (instructions below) then serve with sweetened whipped cream.

Lemon Glaze

Ingredients

• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup water
Juice and peel of one large lemon (plus reserved juice and zest from cake batter)
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Combine sugar, water, lemon juice and peel in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard lemon peel.
3. When your syrup is ready, place the cake and cooling rack on a rimmed baking sheet to simplify cleanup. With a large culinary brush, generously coat your warm cake with the syrup, letting it drip over the sides of the cake. Set aside 3 tablespoons syrup to prepare the Lemon Glaze.
4. To make your glaze, combine 1 cup powdered sugar and remaining lemon syrup in a medium-size bowl, then drizzle it over the cooled cake