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Glazed Lemon Pound Cake

Glazed Lemon Pound Cake is soft, tender and full of fresh lemon flavor with a perfectly sweet and tart glaze. An irresistible treat everyone is going to love.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Plus Cooling: 15 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
Author: Heather

Ingredients

Lemon Pound Cake

Glaze

Macerated Strawberries

  • ½ cup sliced strawberries
  • 1 tablespoon sugar, heaping

Instructions

Lemon Pound Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and grease or line a 9x5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. About 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg and scraping sides of bowl as needed.
  • Mix in sour cream and vanilla extract.
  • Add the zest and juice from 1 large lemon and mix in. The batter may looked curdled but it's normal.
  • Add the baking powder, salt and all purpose flour and mix in on low speed until incorporated and smooth being careful not to over mix.
  • Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. and
  • Bake in preheated oven on center rack for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. If the top of cake is starting to get too dark, quickly cover with foil and continue baking.
  • Let cake cool for 15-20 minutes, then using a pairing knife run it along the short sides of the pan. Lift up on the parchment paper and remove cake from pan and place on wire rack.
  • Cool completely before glazing.

Lemon Glaze

  • Whisk together the powdered sugar, lemon juice and tiny pinch salt until smooth.
  • Pour and spread glaze evenly on top of cake and let some of it fall down the sides of the cake.
  • Let cake rest until glaze has set.

Macerated Strawberries

  • Combine strawberries and sugar in bowl.
  • Let sit for about 10 minutes before using. Spoon over slice of cake and eat!

Nutrition

Calories: 424kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 318mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 688IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg
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