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Almond-Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

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“This is the first cake I learned to make more than 30 years ago, and it’s still a favorite of mine,” Michaela Rosenthal jots from Woodland Hills, California. You can freeze any leftover cake and berry sauce for another time.

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Almond-Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Yield: 6 Servings

20 40 60

Ingredients

1 teaspoon plus 3/4 cup butter, softened, divided
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup lemon juice
TOPPING:
1 cup each frozen unsweetened raspberries, strawberries and blueberries
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Directions

Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-in. round baking pan with 1 teaspoon butter. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar; set aside. Place the almonds and sugar in a blender or food processor; cover and process until finely ground.
In a small bowl, cream remaining butter; beat in almond mixture until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in sour cream and lemon peel. Combine the flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with lemon juice.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
For topping, in a heavy saucepan, combine the berries, sugar and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium-low heat for 10 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken. Sprinkle cake with confectioners' sugar. Serve with berry topping. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 654 calories, 37 g fat (17 g saturated fat), 143 mg cholesterol, 334 mg sodium, 76 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Almond-Lemon Pound Cake in Taste of Home February/March 2006, p57

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Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2013 by sfushey

Originally made this 2 years ago for Easter and it was amazing! I loved the texture and the flavors are wonderful. My whole family loved it as well and the topping added some moisture to the whole thing but it was also just fine plain. I am making it again this year for Easter because everyone has been asking me to.

Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2013 by jbab

Forgot to mention, I didn't try the berry sauce. Was great with just powdered sugar on top like the picture shows.

Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2013 by jbab

Great flavor, moist cake. Only problem I had was at 35 min. the sides were burned. Will make again but use my trusty Bakers Joy spray instead of butter (I think this was my issue). Definitely worth trying again.