is January 5, you guys are cool to be back again right candy? I tried to run a healthy recipe for you today, but I made this incredible pound cake on the weekend and I could not wait to share. I have some plans for non-dessert recipes for this month, but today it is all about this lemon cake-y super-luscious.
You may notice a trend on the blog in terms of quick breads / cakes of bread. I want to find my all-time favorite Recipe- really make sure that it is perfect and reiterate to you guys until you make immediately. So far I have The Best Banana Bread (never) Gingerbread, Pumpkin Loaf and easy. A classic, super wet, super velvety Lemon Pound Cake was an obvious addition to this list do not you think?
This cake is great lemon-y, and the addition of yogurt makes it a little more up well. The texture is unreal. On its own, the cake is not really too sweet, but I soaked in lemon syrup and lemon frosting on top of that. Trust ME- combo of both is to die. Can you tell I love this cake !?
- flour 1½ cups all-purpose
- 1 teaspoon of powdered bicarbonate
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar plus ¼ cup of icing
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup of lemon juice to the cake, plus ¼ cup syrup and 2 tbsp icing
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- the zest of one lemon
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- in small bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Put aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a spatula (or you can use a hand mixer), cream the butter and a cup of sugar until smooth Add the eggs one and a time followed by the vanilla.
- Slowly add dry ingredients and mix until almost combined. Stir in lemon juice, zest and Yogurt, finishing mixing on low until combined. (Batter will not be perfectly smooth, but it's OK.)
- Pout dough in a greased / floured 9 inch loaf pan. Bake at 325F for 75-0 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean
- Mix together ¼ cup of lemon juice and ¼ cup sugar until sugar is dissolved
- gradually add lemon juice to the powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached drizzling.
- Turn out the hot cake on a wire rack and brush all over with the syrup. (To do this, when the cake is still warm! Drizzle with glaze. Serve hot or the room.