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Golden Lemon Pound Cake
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 55 Minutes
Ready In: 70 Minutes
Servings: 16
This recipe is from a Land O' Lakes advertisement in the April 2007 issue of Gourmet magazine. It makes a beautiful, great tasting cake... perfect for dessert or brunch!
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 -2 tablespoon milk
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Combine sugar and butter in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Continue beating, adding eggs one at a time, until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; gradually add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt alternately with buttermilk until well mixed. Stir in lemon peel and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
2. Spread batter into greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.
3. Glaze:.
4. Stir together powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons lemon juice and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in small bowl. Drizzle over cooled cake.
By RecipeOfHealth.com