I am sure everyone has had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and you’re looking forward to Christmas and the new year.
When it comes to holidays season, I am all about baking cakes and cookies.
It’s that time of year I really indulge in sweet stuff.
This lemon pound cake is one of my favorite cakes.
It’s basically buttery, sweet pound cake with lemon juice, and a sugary glaze.
It just doesn’t get any better than this.
Iced lemon pound cake is also my favorite cake to go with my Starbucks coffee.
So baking this at home is a great idea as I can have the entire loaf or more!
I love baking my cake with mini loaf pans.
They look adorable and I won’t feel guilty eating the entire loaf.
The size is also great as a cute holiday gift to your neighbors and friends.
Try this lemon pound cake recipe this holiday season!
Lemon Cake Recipe
Lemon Pound Cake - buttery, sweet and lemony pound cake with sugary glaze. This lemon pound cake recipe is so good you'll want it every day.
Ingredients
For Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- zest of one lemon
For Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour a 9" x 5" loaf pan or 3 tins of a mini loaf pan; set aside.
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Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
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In a medium bowl, beat together eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla extract, lemon extract and lemon juice with an electric mixer until just blended. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and blend until smooth. Add oil and lemon zest and mix well.
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Pour the batter into the loaf pan or mini loaf pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick entered in the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
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To make the glaze, whisk all ingredients together. Pour over cooled loaf.
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Suhaya
*didnt add lemon extract (wouldn’t be much of a lemon cake if I didn’t add lemon 😁)
Suhaya Bhandary
I made this cake this afternoon and I wanted to kick myself for not doubling the batch. In 20 mins, I had only crumbs left in the tin. This is by the far the best lemon pound cake I have made. Side note: I didn’t add any lemon, only because I didn’t have any and didn’t do the glaze either
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Suhaya, you just made my day you can make it again tomorrow. You should try more baking recipes on my site, they are all good, for example: Cheesecake Banana Bread, etc: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipes/baking-recipes/
Suhaya Bhandary
Is there anything else I can use instead of lemon extract? Or can I do without it, completely?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes you can.
jenny
hi, is it optional for glaze? can i do without?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, you can do without.
Audrey Chen
I want to ask if the lemon juice mentioned in the recipe is the juice squeezed from the fresh lemon. Or is it the lemon juice (sugar added) sold in the supermarkets that you have to add with water.
Rasa Malaysia
Fresh lemon juice.
Lee
Replaced oil with good butter (add about 20% more), used a small round tin, and cake came out beautifully. Used half the amount of sugar for glaze and more lemon juice. Will try with less sugar for the cake next time as it was quite sweet. Overall – was very happy with results!
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome to hear that you have success with this lemon pound cake!!
Sithra
Hi…
Can i make cup cake…with this recepi?
Rasa Malaysia
I think so.
Pq
Hi ,
I am wondering why my cake turned out hard and not fluffy ? Am I over baked it ?
Rasa Malaysia
You didn’t beat the batter properly?
Vivian
I left a comment before asking the question can I make this lemon pound cake in a bundt pan and I have not got a answer yet?
Rasa Malaysia
I think so…I don’t see why you can’t use it.
Cheryl
Why is there only 2 T butter? Shouldn’t there b more?
panzerjedi
Because the is 1/2 cup oil used.
Vivian Dunlap
Can I make this cake in a bundt pan
Diane
Lemon pound cake was a great success. My husband’s favourite, he loves anything lemon. Very easy recipe. I also have the small loaf pans and use them all the time. If anyone is thinking of a small Christmas gift for a friend or family member they would be a nice choice.
Linda Kovach
Dear Rasa, I just came across your Lemon Pound Cake and I am so excited to make it!!
I love the mini pans too!
However, the ingredients were no where to be found!!! It must be in there somewhere because one of the comments asked what type of flour.
I would like to start my Holiday baking on Monday. Would you be able to email the ingredients to me at [email protected]? I would be SO very grateful!
Thank you,
Linda Kovach
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Linda, the recipe is where the red bar is “CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE.”
Heather
Can’t wait to make the cake but can I just ask is it plain flour used in the recipe or self raising.
Thank you
Kind regards
Heather
Rasa Malaysia
Plain flour.
Debra Grantner
My neighbor across the street…he is 94 years young. I made it for him….wgat a success