Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake Recipe
This Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake recipe is incredibly tasty and filled with a bright lemon flavor. By using both lemon juice and lemon zest, the lemon flavor is strong but perfectly balanced with the sweetness of granulated sugar. Also, the texture is moist and fluffy with a smooth crumb.
Ingredients
Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup salted butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup sour cream, room temperature
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Lemon Glaze Topping
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Add your eggs and butter to a stand mixer
- Beat until combined light and fluffy,
- Add in the eggs and vanilla
- Mix again
- Now, add the sour cream, lemon juice and lemon zest
- Mix until incorporated
- Add in half the flour
- Mix on slow until just combined
- Add the remaining flour, baking powder and baking soda
- Mix until combined
- Transfer the batter to a prepared loaf pan that has been lined with parchment paper or greased with nonstick
- Using a knife, draw a line down the middle of the batter. This will create that beautiful opening once the loaf is done baking.
- Put in the oven to bake for 35 minutes
- After 35 minutes, remove from the oven and cover with an aluminum foil tent to prevent the top of the loaf from burning
- Put back into the oven and baked for an additional 10-15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean/with just a few crumbs
- Once the loaf is done baking, remove from the oven and set aside to cool
- Do not remove from the pan until the loaf is fully cooled.
- Before the loaf is done cooling, mix together the lemon glaze ingredients
- Once cooled, remove the pound cake from the pan and drizzle the lemon glaze on top
- Slice, serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 301kcal, Carbohydrates: 37g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 74mg, Sodium: 190mg, Potassium: 51mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 23g, Vitamin A: 507IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 36mg, Iron: 1mg