Classic Lemon Pound Cake
Source of Recipe
calphalon
List of Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tsp fresh lemon zest, minced
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- GLAZE
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- zest of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a Calphalon Commercial Bakeware large loaf pan.
- Separate eggs into yolks and whites. Beat the yolks.
- Cream the butter with the sugar and mix in yolks.
- Sift the flour and the baking soda together.
- Alternately add the flour and yogurt to the creamed sugar. Stir in the lemon zest and extract.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg white until they hold stiff peaks. Fold the egg whites into the batter and mix thoroughly.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Mix the ingredients for the glaze and spread over the warm cake.
Final Comments
Food Tips:
Serve slices of this cake with lightly sugared, seasonal berries.
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