Lemon Pound Cake
- ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar, plus ¼ cup for glaze
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup lemon juice for cake, plus ¼ cup for syrup and 2 tablespoon for glaze
- ½ cup greek yogurt
- zest of one lemon
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- instructions
- In a small bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or you can use a hand mixer,) cream the butter and cup of sugar until smooth Add the eggs one and a time followed by the vanilla.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix until almost combined. Fold in the lemon juice, zest and yogurt, finish mixing on low until combined.
- Pout batter into a buttered/floured 9 inch loaf pan. Bake at 325F for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- For the syrup:
- Stir together ¼ cup of lemon juice and ¼ cup sugar until sugar has dissolved.
- For the glaze:
- Gradually add the lemon juice to the powdered sugar until desired drizzling consistency is reached.
- To complete:
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