Iced Lemon Pound Cake

Consideration lemon lovers…we have now bought the greatest lemon dessert for you! This lemon pound cake is dense however moist, soaked in a easy syrup and topped with a lemon glaze.

There may be lemon round each nook on this lemon pound cake recipe! That’s precisely how a lemon dessert recipe ought to be for my part. The extra lemon, the higher!

I’ve been testing pound desserts for severely over 10 years and they’re by no means comfortable sufficient or dense sufficient and so I gave up. Till now. I don’t know why it labored. I don’t know why bitter cream nailed it. Nevertheless it simply actually did! Haha!

Sink your tooth right into a slice of this buttery tart lemon cake! It’s the good deal with for any event!

Substances for Making Lemon Pound Cake

Prepare for contemporary lemon taste in each step! I’m going to offer you an inventory of all of the substances to make the pound cake, syrup and glaze. Right here is every little thing you have to:

Pound Cake

• Butter: unsalted and softened
• Sugar: common white granulated sugar
• Eggs: offers construction to the cake
• Bitter Cream: provides moisture and richness and the excessive fats content material helps the cake keep tender
  • PRO TIP: Full fats bitter cream will end in higher texture, however low fats or fats free can be utilized and the outcomes are nonetheless scrumptious.
• Lemon Extract: boosts the lemon taste
• Almond Extract: provides taste
• Flour: simply common all goal flour is all you want
• Baking Powder: give rise and fluffiness to the cake
• Salt: provides taste and enhances all the opposite flavors
• Contemporary Lemon Zest and Lemon Juice: provides extra daring lemon taste

Easy Syrup

• Water: combines with the sugar to make a easy syrup
• Sugar: provides sweetness to the syrup
• Contemporary Lemon Juice: provides pure lemon taste to the syrup

Glaze

• Powdered Sugar: provides sweetness and construction to the glaze
• Contemporary Lemon Juice: provides contemporary and brilliant lemon taste
• Milk: provides creaminess to the glaze

The measurements for all of the substances may be discovered within the recipe card on the finish of the submit.

Learn how to Make Moist Lemon Pound Cake

This lemon pound cake recipe is so simple as making a loaf cake, soaking it with a home made lemon syrup after which topping it with a tangy glaze. Here’s a step-by-step information for making this recipe:

1. Prep: Preheat the oven to 350 levels F and grease a bread pan.
2. Moist Substances: Cream the butter and sugar collectively within the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment after which add the egg yolks one after the other. Add the bitter cream and blend nicely after which add the flavorings and blend to mix completely.
3. Add: Combine in 1 cup of flour.
4. Beat: In a separate bowl, add the egg whites and beat till peaks kind, Then fold the egg whites into the cake batter.
5. Dry Substances: Add the remaining substances for the cake and blend till simply mixed.
6. Bake: Pour the batter into the ready pan and bake for 65-70 minutes. Let the cake cool within the pan for about 10 minutes after which flip it out onto a cooling rack. Let it cook dinner for about an hour then make the syrup.

Syrup

1. Boil: Mix water and sugar in a saucepan and convey to a boil. Take away from the warmth and stir within the lemon juice.
2. Brush: When the desserts are cool, brush the nice and cozy syrup all around the desserts, together with the perimeters, letting it soak in as you go.

Glaze

1. Whisk: Add the substances for the glaze to a small bowl and whisk to mix. Spoon the glaze excessive of a totally cooled loaf.

All of those directions will also be discovered within the recipe card on the finish of the submit so preserve scrolling down for all the main points.

How Many Lemons Will I Want?

For this recipe, you’ll want a complete of rather less than 4 tablespoons of lemon juice and a couple of tablespoons of lemon zest. On common, a lemon offers you 2-3 teaspoons of lemon zest and three tablespoons of lemon juice. So for this cake, you’ll want 2 lemons, zested and juiced.

If you find yourself with further lemons, strive our Panko crusted rooster lemon sauce or our garlic butter rooster with lemon rice. I really like that lemon can be utilized in each candy and savory recipes!

Ideas for the Finest Lemon Pound Cake

Once you want each lemon zest and juice, zest lemon earlier than juicing. It’s a lot simpler to zest a lemon earlier than it’s juiced.

Set all of the refrigerated substances (butter, eggs, bitter cream) out to return to room temperature earlier than beginning to make this cake. They may mix and cream collectively higher for the perfect texture.

Once you mix the moist and dry substances, don’t overmix the batter. As soon as every little thing is mixed, cease mixing. It’s okay if just a few streaks of flour stay. This helps be certain that the cake is moist when it bakes.

Measure the flour appropriately. We have now a complete submit on find out how to measure flour. If an excessive amount of flour is added, you’ll find yourself with dry cake.

With regards to baking the cake, watch out to not overbake it. Check the cake with a toothpick or cake tester when there may be 10 minutes remaining to test the doneness. You need the toothpick to return out clear with only a few moist crumbs on it.

Storage Ideas

Leftovers ought to be saved in an hermetic container and stored at room temperature. They may preserve for as much as 4 days.

This lemon loaf cake can even freeze very well. Wrap the loaf in plastic wrap, then in aluminum foil. I wish to put that right into a ziploc bag for an additional layer of safety. It may be frozen as a complete loaf or as particular person slices. It’s going to preserve within the freezer for as much as 3 months.

Indulge within the deliciousness of a freshly baked lemon pound cake. With its moist texture and tangy taste, this recipe is bound to fulfill your candy tooth.

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