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Lemon Pound Cake

The most amazing pound cake!
Course Dessert
Keyword lemon, pound cake
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 16

Ingredients

CAKE

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon peel
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

GLAZE INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 -2 tablespoon milk

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Combine sugar and butter in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Continue beating, adding eggs one at a time, until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; gradually add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt alternately with buttermilk until well mixed. Stir in lemon peel and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
  • Spread batter into greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.

Glaze:

  • Stir together powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons lemon juice and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in small bowl. Drizzle over cooled cake.