Simple Lemon Pound Cake
Lemon Pound Cake makes a delicious dessert for lemon lovers! Made with lemon juice, lemon zest, and topped with a lemon buttermilk glaze, this lemon pound cake recipe is a treasure!
Servings Prep Time
12people 15minutes
Cook Time
1 hr30 minutes
Servings Prep Time
12people 15minutes
Cook Time
1 hr30 minutes
Ingredients
For the Lemon Pound Cake
For the Lemon Buttermilk Glaze
Instructions
For the Lemon Pound Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare bundt or tube pan by coating with shortening or butter and flouring light. Set aside.
  2. Let the butter, cream cheese, and eggs come to room temperature. Cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
  3. Add eggs one at a time. Add lemon juice and zest and combine well. Add flour and salt and vanilla. Mix until just well-combined but do not over mix.
  4. Pour the cake batter into the prepared bundt or tube pan.
  5. Bake until golden brown and skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 – 30 minutes.
For the Lemon Buttermilk Glaze
  1. As the cake is cooling, whisk together ingredients confectioner’s sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and buttermilk to make the glaze.
  2. Allow to sit until cake has fully cooled, then drizzle over top of lemon pound cake.