How to make a lemon pound cake with lemon glaze

Make a Lemon Pound Cake With Lemon Glaze

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Preheat oven at 180c. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy

Preheat oven at 180c. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy

Add eggs one at a time and continue beating

Add eggs one at a time and continue beating

Add flour, baking powder and salt slowly and lemon juice. Beat until no traces of flour found in batter

Add flour, baking powder and salt slowly and lemon juice. Beat until no traces of flour found in batter

Pour batter into greased baking tins. Bake at 180c for 40-50 mins or until the centre is cooked when a skewer is poked right through

Pour batter into greased baking tins. Bake at 180c for 40-50 mins or until the centre is cooked when a skewer is poked right through

To make the glaze, melt butter

To make the glaze, melt butter

Add sugar and lemon juice and cook until mixture boils

Add sugar and lemon juice and cook until mixture boils

Pour the glaze over the lemon cake when hot

Pour the glaze over the lemon cake when hot

Viola!!

Viola!!

  • 250g plain flour
  • 250g unsalted butter
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 70ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 120g icing sugar
  • 30-45ml lemon juice
  • 50ml butter
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