Lemon Pound Cake
Veg + Egg · Sweets & Desserts, Cakes, Cookies & Bakes
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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 itemsLemon Juice4 tbsp
Sugar1.5 cup
Lemon Zest3 tsp
Lemon Juice30 ml
Baking Powder1.5 tbsp
Milk¾ cup
Icing Sugar1 cup
Unsalted Butter1.25 cup
Eggs3
Vanilla Essence½ tsp
Maida2 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.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 861kcal | 5166kcal |
| Protein | 9.5g | 57g |
| Carbohydrate | 114g | 683g |
| Fat | 42g | 253g |
| Fibre | 1.4g | 8.4g |
| Sugar | 76g | 456g |
Cookd masalas for lemon juice
Method
- 1
In a bowl, add butter, sugar and whisk it till it becomes creamy. Add the eggs and whisk it well.
SugarUnsalted ButterEggs
- 2
Add the lemon juice, lemon zest and mix it well till it combines.
Lemon JuiceLemon ZestVanilla Essence
- 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
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
In another bowl add sugar and lemon juice. Mix it well
Lemon JuiceIcing Sugar
- 6
In another bowl add icing sugar and lemon juice, mix it till it combines together like a glaze.
SugarLemon Juice
- 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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