Lemon Pound Cake

A bright lemon pound cake with a tart lemon glaze.

Ingredients

• 3.00 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.50 tsp baking powder
• 0.25 tsp salt
• 1.00 cup butter
• 3.00 cup sugar
• 6.00 l arge eggs
• 1.00 cup sour cream
• zest of 2 lemons
• 3.00 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2.00 tsp vanilla
• lemon glaze: 1 cup powdered sugar , 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a large tube pan.

2. 2

   Cream butter and sugar until very fluffy.

3. 3

   Add eggs one at a time.

4. 4

   Mix flour, baking powder, and salt.

5. 5

   Alternate adding flour mixture and sour cream.

6. 6

   Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla.

7. 7

   Pour into pan and bake 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes.

8. 8

   Cool in pan 15 minutes then turn out.

9. 9

   Mix glaze ingredients until smooth.

10. 10

    Drizzle over cooled cake.

11. 11

    Let glaze set before slicing.

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