Lemon Pound Cake is one of those classic cake that you just have to make and with that lemon glaze icing well you are onto a winner with this cake
A great cake to make to have in the afternoon with that cup of tea .. yummy
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Here below is the recipe and the video tutorial to watch both from the YouTube channel
Ingredients
For the pound cake:
1-1/2 cups softened butter (3 sticks)
3 cups white sugar
5 large eggs at room temperature
1 cup sour cream
1 Tbsp pure lemon extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp lemon zest
3 cups of flour (all purpose or cake flour)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
For the lemon glaze:
1 cup powder sugar
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 10 cup capacity bunt pan, and set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment over medium high speed, cream together butter and sugar for 4-6 minutes. It should be fluffy and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, make sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
3. Add sour cream, lemon extract, vanilla extract, and lemon zest, mix until well combined. Add flour, baking powder, and salt and mix on low speed until flour is incorporated.
4. Pour batter in prepared bunt pan, spread the batter batter evenly. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Make glaze by mixing powder sugar and lemon juice.
5. Allow pound cake to cool completely. Once the pound cake is cooled, drizzle over the lemon glaze and serve!
