Lemon Pound Cake(ATK)

"America's Test Kitchen"
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
13
Yields:
1 loaf
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch loaf pan with 1 tablespoon of the softened butter; dust with 1 tablespoon of the flour, tapping our the excess. In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, the baking powder and the salt; set aside.
  • Melt the remaining 16 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk the melted butter thoroughly to reincorporate any separated milk solids.
  • In a food processor, pulse the sugar and zest until combined, about 5 pulses. Add the lemon juice, eggs and vanilla; process until combined, about 5 seconds. With the machine running, add the melted butter through the feed tube in a steady stream [this should take about 20 seconds]. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Sift the flour mixture over the egg mixture in three additions, whisking gently after each addition until just combined.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees and continue to bake until deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack. Pike the top and sides of the cake throughout with a toothpick. Cool to room temperature, at least 1 hour. [The cooled cake can be wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and stored at room temperature for 5 days.].
  • For the glaze: While the cake is cooling, bring the sugar and lemon juice to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes. Brush the top and sides of the cake with the glaze and cool to room temperature.

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Reviews

  1. This recipe is perfection! it receives rave reviews and requests for the recipe whenever I make it. I use Meyer Lemons when I have them. You will be glad if you make this one.
     
  2. This is an AWESOME cake...I first got the recipe off of the ATK site....It always gets rave reviews whenever I make it....I make it as written....
     
  3. Fantastic flavor. Perfect crumb. Two thumbs up.
     
  4. Tasted pretty good. But I used lemon extract instead of vanilla. And even though I increased the baking powder to 1 tablespoon, since 1 teaspoon didn't quite seem like enough, it didn't rise very much; so it was kind of dense.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Tasted pretty good. But I used lemon extract instead of vanilla. And even though I increased the baking powder to 1 tablespoon, since 1 teaspoon didn't quite seem like enough, it didn't rise very much; so it was kind of dense.
     

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