Golden Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

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Years ago, while pastoring a church in New Mexico, I worked in a nursing home. For a Christmas party, I baked this pound cake. Everyone raved over the treats "my wife" made. When I told them I'd made them myself, they were astonished.—Douglas Jennings, Ottawa, Kansas

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  • 16 Servings
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1-1/2 hours + cooling

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup butter-flavored shortening
  • 1-1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 2-1/4 cups cake flour
  • 1-1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 eggs
  • Confectioners' sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in lemon juice and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. Beat just until combined.
  • Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 1 loaf.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 slice) equals 226 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 227 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.

Golden Lemon Pound Cake published in Taste of Home February/March 2001, p53

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Reviewed on Aug. 08, 2009 by thomasw3

This cake is great, but how much baking soda should be added in the ingredients. The baking soda is not listed in the ingredients, but is in the directions. I used 1 teaspoon ...

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