Southern Lemon Pound Cake Recipes

SOUTHERN LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Generously grease and flour a bundt pan.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and set aside.
• Cream together the softened butter, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract.
• Slowly fold in the flour mixture.
• Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
• Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes, or until completely done.
• While the lemon pound cake is baking, combine the ingredients for the glaze.
• Once the cake is done baking, move from oven and let cool a few minutes.
• Gently turn the bundt pan upside down to carefully remove the cake from the pan. Set aside.
• Drizzle the glaze over the cake while it's still warm.
• Let sit until cool.
• Serve & enjoy!

LEMON LOVER'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in lemon juice, zest and extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Beat just until combined., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., For icing, in a small bowl, beat the sour cream and butter until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar. Beat in lemon juice and zest. Drizzle over the cake. If desired, top with additional grated lemon zest. Store in the refrigerator.