Moist Lemon Pound Cake with Glaze
This lemon pound cake is easy, moist, and full of fresh lemon flavor! It's glazed with lemon icing & flavored with lemon juice & lemon peel!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 50 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 ⅔ cup all purpose flour ( - (200 grams); sifted)
- ¾ cup sugar ( - (155 grams))
- 1 ¼ teaspoon milk powder ( - (4 grams); See Note 1)
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder ( - (5 grams))
- 12 Tablespoons unsalted butter ( - (178 grams); softened)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 large lemon ( - zested and juiced (about 3 Tablespoons))
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 4 thin slices of lemon ( - cut ⅛ inch thick for placing on top )
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Add the softened butter and sugar to a stand mixer and cream it together using a paddle attachment on medium high speed. (Or use a hand mixer with a whisk attachment). Make sure the sugar is completely dissolved as there should be no granules. Take your time with this step.
- 2
Add the eggs one at a time while mixing on medium low speed. Add the next egg only when the previous egg has been completely incorporated. This helps prevent any separation between the eggs and butter. Keep mixing until fluffy and the color turns ivory.
- 3
Sift the flour, milk powder, and baking powder together. Add them into the batter and fold it in until it's combined.
- 4
Next, gently fold in the zest and juice of one lemon, which should be about 3 to 4 Tablespoons of juice.
- 5
Pour the batter into a loaf pan, and using a spatula create a well in the center. This will help the pound cake rise fully. (Optional: top with 3 to 4 thin slices of lemon, about ⅛ inch thick. See Note 2.) See Note 3 about whether to line or butter your pan.
- 6
Bake at 375 degrees F for the first 10 minutes. Then lower the heat to 338 degrees F and bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from the pan and let it cool on a wire rack.
- 7
Make the glaze
- 8
Mix together the powdered sugar and lemon juice until you get a thick but runny glaze. Add more powdered sugar if it's too thin or add more lemon juice if it's too thick. Once the cake has completely cooled, drizzle the glaze on top using a whisk or fork.