Trisha Yearwoods Lemon Pound Cake with Glaze
Trisha Yearwoods Lemon Pound Cake with Glaze is moist and perfectly flavored. This soft textured pound cake is always a crowd-pleaser.
Servings 16 servings
Calories 388kcal
Ingredients
For the cake
- ½ cup butter salted or unsalted, at room temperature
- ½ cup Crisco shortening solid vegetable
- 3 cups all-purpose flour sift then measure
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest freshly grated
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 cup buttermilk
LEMON CREAM CHEESE GLAZE
- 3 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 and ½ cups powdered sugar (aka confectioners) sifted
Instructions
For the cake
- Grease then flour or use Wilton cake release in a 10-inch tube pan or bundt pan.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In the bowl of a mixer, cream butter, shortening, and sugar until creamy about 5 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time beating until the yolk disappears into the batter.
- Add vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
- Add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour.
- Scrape sides and beat until well blended.
- Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean or with dry crumbs.
- Let cool 20 to 30 minutes before inverting onto a serving dish.
- Cool completely before frosting with Lemon Cream Cheese Glaze.
LEMON CREAM CHEESE GLAZE
- Beat cream cheese until smooth.
- Beat in zest, juice, and vanilla.
- Slow stir in powdered sugar until smooth.
- Spoon over cake.
- Store cake in refrigerator.
Notes
Recipe from Paula @CallMePMc.com All images and content are copyright protected.
Nutrition
Calories: 388kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 181mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 369IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg
