by Sheila Rae Watson

Created on: September 21, 2008   Last Updated: May 03, 2009

Lemon Pound-cakes offer the cake connoisseur a tart but sweet canvas on which to paint lovely lemon glazes or grand folds of white chocolate glaze! They are dense textured cakes that are quite willing to accept any thick frosting, fruity topping or to be hollowed out and filled with a creamy pudding.

Here you will find a great recipe, which will garner you rave reviews and lots of compliments for your culinary talents and baking efforts! Just follow this step-by-step method.

-Best Ever Lemon Pound Cake

Supplies:

3 cups cake flour

1 cup butter

2 cups sugar

4 large eggs

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tbsp. vanilla

Zest of 1 whole lemon

2 tbsp. lemon liqueur or lemon vodka

-Preheat oven to 325oF. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt cake pan.

Step 1:

Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda together and stir using a wire whisk to combine or run through a sifter.

Step 2:

In large bowl of an electric mixer combine the butter and sugar, beat until light and fluffy.

Add one egg at a time to the mixture, beating after each addition until all eggs are incorporated.

Add sugar a little at a time beating after each addition until mixture is very fluffy.

Step 3:

Add flour mixture one cup at a time to the butter, sugar and eggs mixture, beating well after each addition. Scrape down sides and bottom of mixing bowl, add vanilla, lemon liqueur and zest, beat lightly to combine.

Step 4:

Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan. Tap gently on counter to pop any bubbles in batter.

Step 5:

Place in preheated oven, bake 55-60 minutes or until tester comes out clean.

Step 6:

Remove from oven. Allow to cool, remove from pan and drizzle with lemon glaze.

-Lemon Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar

2-3 tsp. lemon juice or liqueur

Stir together to combine well, drizzle over cooled cake.

Variations:

*Stir 1/4 cup Poppy Seeds into the batter with liqueur, stir well. Pour into prepared pan, for Lemon-Poppy Seed Pound cake!

*Omit lemon zest and liqueur, add orange zest, juice or liqueurs, for an Orange Pound Cake, which is divine!

This cake is sure to be a hit with friends and family and it's EASY to make! What could be better?

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