Lemon Vanilla Pound Cake Recipes

ICED LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Lower the oven rack to the lower third position and preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.
• With a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter on high speed in a large bowl until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Add the granulated sugar and beat on high speed for 2 minutes until creamed. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl as needed. With the mixer running on low speed, add the eggs one at a time. Once the last egg is completely mixed in, stop the mixer. Add the sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract, then beat on medium speed until combined. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl as needed. The mixture may look curdled as a result of the varying textures combining. This is normal and the batter will come together when you add the dry ingredients in the next step.
• With the mixer running on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients just until combined. If needed, run a whisk through the batter a few times to rid any large lumps. Avoid over-mixing. Batter is thick.
• Spoon/spread the batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-60 minutes, tenting the cake with aluminum foil halfway through baking to prevent the top from over-browning. Pound cakes are dense and take awhile to bake in the oven. Baking times vary, so keep an eye on yours and don't be alarmed if yours is taking longer. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out *mostly* clean. A couple moist crumbs are OK.
• Remove the cake from the oven and place on a wire rack. Allow cake to cool in the pan on the wire rack for 1 hour, then carefully remove the slightly warm cake from the pan. Let it continue cooling on a wire rack or on a serving plate/platter. You can add the icing while the cake is still warm or wait for it to cool.
• Whisk all of the icing ingredients together and pour over cake. Serve immediately or wait until the cake cools completely, which promises neater slices.
• Cover and store leftover cake for up to 3 days at room temperature or up to 1 week in the refrigerator.

LEMON-VANILLA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Generously brush a 10-inch Bundt pan with melted butter. Refrigerate pan until butter hardens, about 15 minutes. Brush pan with remaining melted butter to cover any uncoated spots; set pan aside.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small saucepan, bring milk and cut-up butter to a boil; remove pan from heat and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk flour and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment on medium-high speed, beat eggs until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. On medium speed, gradually beat in 2 cups sugar until blended; beat in vanilla and lemon extracts. On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture just until blended. Pour in hot milk mixture, then add baking powder; beat until blended. With a rubber spatula, fold in lemon zest. Scrape batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine lemon juice and remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Line a rimmed baking pan with foil. Invert cake onto wire rack; place cake over prepared pan. Brush top and sides of cake with lemon syrup. Cool completely.

EXTRA MOIST LEMON, SOUR CREAM AND VANILLA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Spray a Bundt pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
• Cream together softened Butter and Sugar.
• Add Eggs, one at a time and beat,then add Sour Cream.
• Sift Flour and Soda together and add next along with the Instant Pudding.
• Last add Vanilla, Lemon Extract, Juice and Zest, Mixing until batter is light and fluffy.
• Pour into the sprayed Bundt pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Warning! Some oven temperatures may vary so keep an eye on this one!
• Serve with a Lemon Glaze or just sprinkle with Powdered Sugar.
• Enjoy!

LEMON-VANILLA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Generously brush a 10-inch Bundt pan with melted butter.
• Refrigerate pan until butter hardens, about 15 minutes.
• Brush pan with remaining melted butter to cover any uncoated spots; set pan aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In small saucepan, bring milk and cut-up butter to a boil; remove pan from heat and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk flour and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, with an electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment on medium-high speed, beat eggs until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• On medium speed, gradually beat in 2 cups sugar until blended; beat in vanilla and lemon extracts.
• On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture just until blended.
• Pour in hot milk mixture, then add baking powder; beat until blended.
• With a rubber spatula, fold in lemon zest.
• Scrape batter evenly into prepared pan.
• Bake 50-55 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine lemon juice and remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
• Line a rimmed baking pan with foil.
• Invert cake over prepared pan.
• Brush top and sides of cake with lemon syrup.
• Cool completely.

VANILLA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 6-cup (8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch) loaf pan; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; add vanilla and salt. With mixer on low, gradually add flour, beating just until combined (do not overmix).
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour (tent with aluminum foil if browning too quickly). Let cool in pan 15 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack, and turn upright to cool completely.