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lemon pound cake

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Peggy Hills
@misstikal
Montgomery, AL

This is the pound cake that my husbands Grandma makes. People always request it.

(2 ratings)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For lemon pound cake

  • 3 c
    sugar
  • 2 stick
    butter (not maragine)
  • 1 Tbsp
    crisco; solid
  • 6
    eggs
  • 3 c
    flour; sifted
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda; sifted
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 8 oz
    sour cream
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2
    lemons

How To Make lemon pound cake

  • 1
    Cream together the first 3 ingredients. After creamed together add 1 egg at a time until combined. Zest the two lemons and add the zest to the above mixture; Add 1 Tbsp of strained lemon juice in with the vanilla. save the lemon juice and strain the pulp from it. Sift dry ingredients together. Add dry ingredients and sour cream into creamed mixture; ending with the dry ingredients. Add vanilla and lemon last. Lemon Glaze: 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar Lemon Juice 1 Tablespoon Melted Butter Bake in 350 oven. Approximately 1 hour depending on your oven.
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