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Lemon Pound Cake Recipe Classic and Refreshing!

Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

Lemon Pound Cake – the only scratch Lemon Pound Cake recipe you will ever need! It tastes amazing! This recipe never lets me down. Great dessert for a crowd. Serve with vanilla ice cream and fresh fruit.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Calories: 293kcal
Author: Anne Carter
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Kitchen-Aid Mixer
  • Tube Cake Pan
  • 15-cup Bundt Cake Pan

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • ½ cup shortening room temperature
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 6 Tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF and prepare a 15-cup Bundt pan with butter and flour or spray.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
  • Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture in three parts, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix at low speed until just blended. Add lemon juice and zest.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 55 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn it out onto a rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 491IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
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