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Lemon Pound Cake

Veg + Egg · Sweets & Desserts, Cakes, Cookies & Bakes

Sweets & DessertsCakes, Cookies & Bakes

Total75 min
Prep30 min
Cook45 min
Serves6
Per serving861 cal
Spicenot spicy

You’ll need: Oven, Air Fryer

Lemon Pound Cake

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7 steps, each one filmed

A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

Lemon pound cake with butter, lemon juice and zest, brushed with lemon syrup while hot and finished with icing glaze. Makes 6, 75 minutes plus cooling, video.

Ingredients

11 items
Cooking for6 servings
  • Lemon JuiceLemon Juice4 tbsp
  • SugarSugar1.5 cup
  • Lemon ZestLemon Zest3 tsp
  • Lemon JuiceLemon Juice30 ml
  • Baking PowderBaking Powder1.5 tbsp
  • MilkMilk¾ cup
  • Icing SugarIcing Sugar1 cup
  • Unsalted ButterUnsalted Butter1.25 cup
  • EggsEggs3
  • Vanilla EssenceVanilla Essence½ tsp
  • MaidaMaida2 cup

Contains: milk, egg, wheat.

Nutrition

One serving, and the whole batch of 6. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

NutrientPer servingAll 6
Energy861kcal5166kcal
Protein9.5g57g
Carbohydrate114g683g
Fat42g253g
Fibre1.4g8.4g
Sugar76g456g

Cookd masalas for lemon juice

Method

  1. 1

    In a bowl, add butter, sugar and whisk it till it becomes creamy. Add the eggs and whisk it well.

    SugarUnsalted ButterEggs

  2. 2

    Add the lemon juice, lemon zest and mix it well till it combines.

    Lemon JuiceLemon ZestVanilla Essence

  3. 3

    Add the flour and baking powder, mix it in and finally add the milk and fold the mixture till it all combines well and there are no lumps.

    Baking PowderMilkMaida

  4. 4

    Grease a loaf mould or a bundt mould with butter, pour the batter into the mould, level it out. Bake it at 180 degrees for 45 minutes.

  5. 5

    In another bowl add sugar and lemon juice. Mix it well

    Lemon JuiceIcing Sugar

  6. 6

    In another bowl add icing sugar and lemon juice, mix it till it combines together like a glaze.

    SugarLemon Juice

  7. 7

    Take the cake out once it is done, brush the sugar syrup on it while it is still hot and let it cool down completely. Pour the icing on top of the cake. Cut it into slices and serve it.

    Lemon Zest

Before you start

How long does Lemon Pound Cake take?
1 hour 15 minutes from start to finish. That is 30 minutes of preparation and 45 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Lemon Pound Cake serve?
6. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Lemon Pound Cake vegetarian?
It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
Is Lemon Pound Cake spicy?
No, it is not spicy.
What do I need to make Lemon Pound Cake?
2 tbsp Lemon Juice, 1 tsp Lemon Zest, 2 cup Maida, 1 cup Sugar, ¾ cup Milk, 1 cup Icing Sugar, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Lemon Pound Cake?
No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Lemon Pound Cake?
About 861 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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