Southern Lemon Pound Cake

13 INGREDIENTS • 6 STEPS • 2HRS

Southern Lemon Pound Cake

Chef Tovia demonstrates how to make a most delicious and most Southern Lemon Pound Cake from scratch using my GeekChef 2.6 wt stand mixer. No concentrated lemon juice here folks, just real lemons here!
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Chef Tovia demonstrates how to make a most delicious and most Southern Lemon Pound Cake from scratch using my GeekChef 2.6 wt stand mixer. No concentrated lemon juice here folks, just real lemons here!
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2HRS

Total Time

Ingredients

Servings
8
us / metric
All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 cups
All-Purpose Flour
Baking Powder
1/4 tsp
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
1/4 tsp
Baking Soda
Salt
1/2 tsp
Salt
or Omit if using salted butter
Buttermilk
4 Tbsp
Buttermilk
Large Egg
2
Large Eggs
Butter
1/2 cup
Butter, room temperature
Lemon
2 1/2
Lemons, zested, juiced
zest from 2 lemons and 1/2 cup juice per 8 servings
Vanilla Extract
1 tsp
Vanilla Extract
Lemon Extract
1 tsp
Lemon Extract
Powdered Confectioners Sugar
1 cup
Powdered Confectioners Sugar
Milk
1 1/2 Tbsp
Milk
or adjust if needed
Granulated Sugar
1 cup
Granulated Sugar

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories
354
Fat
12.7 g
Protein
2.9 g
Carbs
57.3 g
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Cooking Instructions

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step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
step 2
Use a mixer to cream together Granulated Sugar (1 cup) and Butter (1/2 cup) on medium speed for eight minutes. Add Large Eggs (2) to the mixer and combine them. Add Lemon Extract (1 tsp), Lemons (2) while mixing. In a separate bowl, combine All-Purpose Flour (1 1/2 cups), Baking Powder (1/4 tsp), Baking Soda (1/4 tsp) and Salt (1/2 tsp). Add one half of the mixture.
step 2 Use a mixer to cream together Granulated Sugar (1 cup) and Butter (1/2 cup) on medium speed for eight minutes. Add Large Eggs (2) to the mixer and combine them. Add Lemon Extract (1 tsp), Lemons (2) while mixing. In a separate bowl, combine All-Purpose Flour (1 1/2 cups), Baking Powder (1/4 tsp), Baking Soda (1/4 tsp) and Salt (1/2 tsp). Add one half of the mixture.
step 3
For the wet ingredients: add Buttermilk (4 Tbsp) and the juice from Lemons (2 1/2) to the mixer. Mix until smooth. Add the remaining flour mixture and mix until everything is smoothly combined..
step 3 For the wet ingredients: add Buttermilk (4 Tbsp) and the juice from Lemons (2 1/2) to the mixer. Mix until smooth. Add the remaining flour mixture and mix until everything is smoothly combined..
step 4
Pour your mixture into a greased and lined, eight by five and a half inch low pan. Even out the top. Put it in the preheated, 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes.
step 4 Pour your mixture into a greased and lined, eight by five and a half inch low pan. Even out the top. Put it in the preheated, 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes.
step 5
Let the cake cool for some time. Mix Powdered Confectioners Sugar (1 cup) and Milk (1 1/2 Tbsp) until it is nice and thick. Mix in Vanilla Extract (1 tsp). Drizzle the mixture on the cake with a whisk and let it sit until it hardens up, for about an hour.
step 5 Let the cake cool for some time. Mix Powdered Confectioners Sugar (1 cup) and Milk (1 1/2 Tbsp) until it is nice and thick. Mix in Vanilla Extract (1 tsp). Drizzle the mixture on the cake with a whisk and let it sit until it hardens up, for about an hour.
step 6
For the garnish, you may put lemon slices on the cake. Time to serve!
step 6 For the garnish, you may put lemon slices on the cake. Time to serve!

Tags

Comfort Food
Snack
Shellfish-Free
Dessert
Vegetarian
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