Lemon Pound Cake

Recipe courtesy Gale Gand

Show: Sweet DreamsEpisode: Mother's Day Masterpieces

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (58)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(58)

Cook Time:
1 hr 15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 to 10 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr 15 min
Total:: 1 hr 50 min

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened at room temperature
1 cup sugar, plus 1/3 cup
4 eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup lemon juice, plus 1/3 cup

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 6-cup loaf pan and line it with parchment or waxed paper. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.

In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter. Add 1 cup of the sugar and mix. With the mixer running at low speed, add the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla.

Working in alternating batches, and mixing after each addition, add the dry ingredients and 1/4 cup of the lemon juice to the butter mixture. Mix until just smooth.

Pour into the prepared pan and bake until raised in the center and a tester inserted into the center comes out dry and almost clean (a few crumbs are OK), 65 to 75 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the glaze: In a small bowl, stir together the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and the remaining 1/3 cup lemon juice until the sugar is dissolved.

When the cake is done, let cool in the pan 15 minutes (it will still be warm). Run a knife around the sides of the pan. Set a wire rack on a sheet pan with sides (to catch the glaze) and turn the cake out onto the rack. Peel off the waxed paper.

Using a turkey baster or pastry brush, spread glaze all over the top and sides of the cake and let soak in. Repeat until the entire glaze is used up, including any glaze that has dripped through onto the sheet pan. Let cool at room temperature or, wrapped in plastic wrap, in the refrigerator (Well wrapped, the cake will last up to a week). Serve at room temperature, in thin slices.

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recipe Lemon Pound Cake
Monica San Clemente, CA 01-30-2010
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Best Lemon Pound Cake
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am not a baker but this was a hit at my friends barbeque...I made this and it turned out great. I stepped it up by making... a stewed fruit to top it with along with whipped cream.."What a Hit!!!. Thank you Giada! It made my friends Birthday dinner a hit!.Read more
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REMONT OAKLAND PARK, FL 01-25-2010
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IT WAS A HIT!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME MAKING USING THIS RECIPE. IT WAS A LITTLE FLAT.I WANTED MORE VOLUME,I WAS GOUNG TO REMAKE IT BUT LEFT... IT ALONE. I TOOK IT TO A SMALL CHURCH GATHERING NOT EXPECTING TO MANY PEOPLE. I RAN OUT OF CAKE.Read more
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null null, null 01-10-2010
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Oh So Lemont Good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have never made a pound cake before.... this was so easy and delicious. The glaze makes for an even moister cake. I... would recommend cooking for about 60 minutes rather than the recommended 75 minutes. Raspberry Sorbet or some sort of raspberry sauce is also a perfect compliment to this cake.Read more
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Rosalind Detroit, MI 12-20-2009
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Lemon Pound Cake
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Made this last night. It was fantastic and so easy to make. I had all the ingredients on hand. Didn't have to bake for 65... minutes, though. It was delicious.Read more
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Amy Moseley, VA 11-17-2009
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This is NOT a pound Cake
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

It is a loaf of bread and not even a very good one. The glaze is extremely sour.
recipe Lemon Pound Cake
Pam Golden, CO 05-10-2009
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Excellent for Mother's Day Dessert
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this recipe for Mother's Day Dessert because my mother loves lemon anything. So I made this recipe (65 minutes was... too long at 400 degrees) and served it with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. It was a real hit. The leftovers will be enjoyed with cream cheese and coffee in the morning. Read more