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Lemon Pound Cake
Enriched with sour cream, this lemony, buttery pound cake is the ultimate dessert for lemon lovers. Learn how to make lemon pound cake here.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Darren DiPietro📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●spatula
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place rack in lower-third of oven; preheat oven to 325°. Spray 16-cup tube pan with nonstick cooking spray, then dust inside of pan with cake flour; tap out excess flour.
Nonstick cooking spray(375 g) cake flour, plus more for pan3 cups(2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature1 cup(600 g) granulated sugar3 cups(8 oz.) sour cream1 cup
2
Sift 3 cups (375 g) cake flour, ½ tsp. baking soda, and ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. plus ⅛ tsp. Morton kosher salt into a medium bowl. Beat 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, with an electric mixer (either a stand mixer or a large bowl with a hand mixer) at medium speed until light and fluffy, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Gradually add 3 cups (600 g) granulated sugar and beat ⏱️ 5 minutes. Add 6 large eggs, room temperature, 1 egg at a time, beating just until combined after each addition. Beat in 1 Tbsp. finely grated lemon zest and ¼ cup fresh lemon juice. Using a rubber spatula, mix in half the flour mixture until almost incorporated. Mix in 1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream in the same manner, followed by remaining dry ingredients. Transfer cake batter to prepared pan, smoothing out the top, then gently bang pan on counter once or twice to release any trapped air bubbles.
(375 g) cake flour, plus more for pan3 cups(2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature1 cup(600 g) granulated sugar3 cupslarge eggs, room temperature6(8 oz.) sour cream1 cup
3
Bake cake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about ⏱️ 90 minutes. Let cake cool in pan on wire rack ⏱️ 15 minutes. Run a thin knife around edges of pan to loosen cake and invert onto a plate. Carefully turn cake right side up on rack and cool completely. If desired, dust cake with powdered sugar. Do ahead: Cake can be baked 2 days ahead; wrap in foil and store at room temperature. Editor’s note: This recipe was first printed in July 1993 as ‘Sour Cream and Lemon Pound Cake.’ Head this way for more of our best lemon desserts →
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