Easy Lemon Pound Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- Flour2 cups
- Baking powder1 ½ tsp
- Salt1 tsp
- Butter1 cup
- Sugar2 ¼ cups
- Egg4
- Lemon · grated5 tbsp
- Milk½ cups + 2 tsp
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with baking spray and line it with parchment.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl.
- Beat the butter on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Gradually beat in the sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in the lemon juice and zest. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each and scraping down the bowl as needed.
- On low speed, add the flour mixture alternating with the milk. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 65 to 70 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove and let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Whisk the powdered sugar, lemon juice and milk until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake.
Summarized from Preppy Kitchen's video. Watch it for the details.
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