How to Make Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

Homemade Pound Cake

This recipe makes the moistest lemon pound cake!

Recipe Summary Homemade Pound Cake

Buttery homemade pound cake that's rich with the flavor of shortbread cookies, but still tender and light as a feather.

Ingredients | Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

3 ¼ cups white sugar

¾ pound unsalted butter, at room temperature

6 extra large eggs, at room temperature

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 cup 1% milk

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12-cup fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).

Place sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl. Cream together using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or a hand mixer, on medium speed, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating for 45 seconds after each addition. Add vanilla extract and beat for 30 seconds.

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients to the butter and egg mixture, mixing on low speed, until just blended. Add 1/2 cup milk and beat on low speed until just blended. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula between each addition. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients and milk.

Pour batter into the prepared baking pan, filling no more than 2/3 full. Smooth the top with a spoon or a spatula.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake is just starting to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 15 minutes before inverting onto a plate. Allow to cool completely before serving.

Info | Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

prep: 15 mins cook: 1 hr 25 mins additional: 15 mins total: 1 hr 55 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 1 Bundt(R) cake

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