This Lemon Lovers Pound Cake is a beloved family recipe. Rich and buttery with a burst of lemon flavor it can be served drizzled with a sweet lemon glaze or with a light dusting of powdered sugar. It makes the ideal accompaniment to a cup of hot tea or java or as the sweet ending for your meal.

Easy Lemon Lovers Pound Cake Recipe

This cake is a family tradition. It's been handed down by our great Aunt who loved all of her nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, as if we were all her own grandchildren. She never forgot a birthday, and she celebrated every special achievement and event with loving pride. This is her famous lemon pound cake recipe and none of our family get togethers would be complete without this pound cake on the dessert table. It's a tried and true slice of lemon lovers heaven and the cake I use in my famous Outrageous Lemon Lovers Trifle.

How to Make the Best Lemon Lovers Pound Cake

This homemade pound cake freezes like a dream making it ideal for make-ahead preparation. Regardless if you choose to serve it topped with fresh berries and whipped cream or with a simple dusting of powdered sugar, either way it's a win. I've included a lemon glaze recipe for you, too.

Ingredients you'll need to make this recipe for Lemon Lovers Pound Cake: All purpose flour, 1 box instant lemon pudding mix, baking powder, salt, granulated sugar, butter, vegetable oil, lemon extract, freshly grated lemon zest, eggs and milk or buttermilk.
To make the cake batter, an electric mixer is a must to cream together the ingredients. You can use a stand mixer or a hand mixer, whatever you have on hand. You'll also need a large mixing bowl, a medium size mixing bowl and a whisk to sift the dry ingredients together, plus a small bowl to melt the butter. Also, measuring cups and spoons, a citrus zester and a tube pan with a removable bottom, sometimes called an angel food pan. If you have a tube pan without a removeable bottom you can use it, of course.
Butter and flour the cake pan or spray liberally with baking spray to prevent the cake from sticking.
An alternate pan you can use is a large 12 cup Bundt pan.
Lemon pudding mix adds a beautiful flavor, moist texture and tender crumb to the cake. I recommend that you use it. If for any reason you need to omit the pudding you can, but it will change the texture of the cake.
If you'd like to add fresh berries, checkout my recipe for Lemon Raspberry Sour Cream Pound Cake.
You can store this lemon lovers pound cake at room temperature or chilled in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Always store in an air tight container or wrap with plastic wrap and aluminum foil.
This scratch made lemon pound cake freezes extremely well. Bake and cool completely then wrap in freezer safe wrap. Freeze for up to 3 months.

Best Lemon Desserts to Make

Lemon is always a popular choice and you may enjoy trying these recipes also found in the recipe index here on my site.

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Outrageous Lemon Lovers Trifle recipe is a Pinterest viral sensation.
Glazed Lemon Cookies won't last long in your cookie jar.
My Lemon Meringue Pie is topped with a toasted meringue just as it should be.
These scratch made classic Lemon Bars melt in your mouth!
Perfect Lemon Muffins to start your day from The View from Great Island.

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Lemon Lovers Pound Cake

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 20

Cooling time4

Total Time5 35

Course: Cake, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: lemon-lovers-pound-cake, lemon-pound-cake-recipe, southern-pound-cake-recipe

Servings: 16 slices

Calories: 454kcal

Author: Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
1 3.4 oz box instant lemon pudding mix
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
3 cups granulated sugar
1 cup salted butter melted
½ cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon pure vanilla
5 large eggs
1 cup of milk
Creamy lemon glaze:
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon heavy cream
2 teaspoon lemon zest
1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Generously butter and flour a 2-piece tube pan and set aside.
Sift together the flour, pudding mix, baking powder and salt, set aside.
In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the sugar, melted butter, vegetable oil, lemon zest, lemon and vanilla extracts.
Lower the speed of the mixer and add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Begin to add the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk. Mix well.
After all of the ingredients have been added, increase the speed of the mixer and beat on medium speed for 1-2 minutes, stopping to scrape the bowl periodically. The batter will be thick and creamy.
Pour into the prepared tube pan. Bounce the cake pan on the counter a few times to remove any air bubbles and settle the batter.
Move the oven rack to the lower third of the oven. Bake for approximately 1 hour and 15-20 minutes.
Test the center with a toothpick and if it shows moist crumbs, remove from the oven.
Cool in the tube pan for 20 minutes then remove the outer ring from the pan and cool completely on a cooling rack.
To prepare the creamy lemon glaze
In a small mixing bowl, stir the heavy cream, lemon juice and lemon zest into the powdered sugar.
Mix until the powdered sugar is dissolved and there are no lumps. Add additional lemon juice, if needed to thin for drizzling.
Drizzle over the cooled cake.

Notes

Serving suggestions: Serve with vanilla bean ice cream, fresh whipped cream, lemon curd or vanilla pastry cream and assorted berries. [raspberries, blueberries, strawberries]
My Aunt Beulah's recipe recommends checking the cake after it's been baking for 1 hour. Oven temperatures vary, and due to the combination of butter and oil, the top of this moist cake could over cook if not closely watched. After one hour, if the top is sufficiently browned, place a piece of aluminum foil on top to prevent over browning.

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