Lemon pound cake
Ingredients
- 0.75CupFlour
- 0.75Tablespoons (tbsp)Starch
- 1Tablespoons (tbsp)Baking powder
- 1CupSugar
- 3Psc.Lemon zest
- 5Psc.eggs
- 1Teaspoons (tsp)Liquid vanilla
- 0.25PinchSalt
- 180Milliliters (mL)Melted butter
- 1CupPowdered sugar
- 3Psc.Lemon juice
Steps
- 1
Sift the flour, cornstarch, and baking powder together and set aside.
- 2
In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the sugar (1 cup + 2 tbsp) with the lemon zest for a minute
- 3
Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt, and continue beating on high speed for 3-4 minutes, until the mixture becomes lighter in color and the volume doubles.
- 4
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix gently.
- 5
Add the melted butter and mix well
- 6
Pour the batter into a greased and floured cake pan.
- 7
Place the mold in a preheated oven at 165 degrees Celsius
- 8
The cake needs a minimum of 50 minutes and a maximum of 1 hour and a quarter depending on the temperature of the oven and the type of mold used.
- 9
Do not open the oven door until 45 minutes have passed. After that, test the cake with a wooden stick
- 10
For the glaze: Mix the powdered sugar with the lemon juice until smooth.
- 11
Drizzle the glaze over the cake after it has cooled slightly.
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