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Glazed Lemon Pound Cake

Source of Recipe

Submitted by Brandon Johnstun From Land o Lakes


Recipe Introduction

This is a great recipe that can be made in loaf pans and used for alot of desserts. Serve it with strawberries, make sandwiches out of it, and use it to make a layered dessert. These freeze well also, if you seal them up very well.

Recipe Link: www.landolakes.com

List of Ingredients

Tools

Mixing bowl
Mixer
Spatula
Spoon
Small bowl
Measuring cup
Measuring spoons, 1/2 Tsp, 1 Tsp, 1 Tbl
Bundt pan
Hot pads
Cooling rack


Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

2 C Sugar
1 C LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
4 LAND O LAKESTM All Natural Farm Fresh Eggs
3 C Flour
1/2 Tsp Baking powder
1/2 Tsp Baking soda
1/2 Tsp Salt
3/4 C Buttermilk*
NOTE: *Substitute 2 Tsp vinegar plus enough milk to equal 3/4 cup.
1 Tbl Grated lemon peel
1 Tbl Lemon juice

Glaze Ingredients

1 1/4 C Powdered sugar
2 Tsp Lemon juice
1 to 2 Tbl Milk


Recipe

Serves: 16
Time reqired: Prepare: 15 minutes Cook: 55 minutes Cool: 1 hour 30 minutes
Oven temperature: 325 degrees
Difficulty: Average


Directions

Cake

1. Heat oven to 325°F.

2. Beat sugar and butter in large mixer bowl at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (2 to 3 minutes).

3. Continue beating, adding eggs one at a time, until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes).

4. Reduce speed to low.

5. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk and scraping bowl often, until well mixed (2 to 3 minutes).

6. Add lemon peel and 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Continue beating until well mixed (1 minute).

7. Spread batter into greased and floured 12-cup Bundt® pan or 10-inch tube pan.

8. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

9. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.


Frosting

1. Stir together powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons lemon juice and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in small bowl.

2. Drizzle over cooled cake.


Serve with

Fresh fruit, yogurt, ice cream, chocolate bar sandwich, strawberry shortcake, jam, syrups, and anything you like.

Make a cake in a pan and top with other mixes like brownies, chocolate chip cookies, or an ice cream cake.


Variations

*Golden Lemon Pound Cake can be baked in loaves. Divide batter between 2 greased and floured 9 x 5-inch loaf pans. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.

*Make a chocolate frosting and frost it.