Name: Lemon Pound Cake with Lemon Syrup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened; 1 cup sour cream; 3 egg whites; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 grated lemon, rind of; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; fresh nutmeg; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 1/4 cup water

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Really great lemon pound cake. The syrup makes this even more decadent. Lemon lovers, look out!

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ingredients

³⁄₄ cup sugar
¹⁄₂ cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 cup sour cream
3 egg whites
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 grated lemon, rind of
2 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
fresh nutmeg
Lemon Syrup
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
¹⁄₄ cup fresh lemon juice
¹⁄₄ cup water

directions

Beat the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy.
Add the sour cream, egg whites, lemon juice, and lemon rind, and beat until smooth.
Add the flour, baking soda, and nutmeg and beat until smooth.
Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan.
Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 40 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack.
Spoon the warm lemon syrup over the cake, allowing it to soak in.
Lemon Syrup: Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Cool slightly before pouring over cake.

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review by Dories Lori

12/21/2008

I didn't make the cake, but I used this Lemon Syrup to brush on top of recipe #231356, and it was a 5 star combination! The syrup really added a lemmony zip, and it was so simple!

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review by Nancy A.

4/10/2004

This is way too much work for the product you get. I thought the cake was a bit too dense. However, I used bread flour, so maybe this messed it up. I think a glaze would be much better rather than the sauce which only soaked through the very middle of the cake -- I poured it over each piece after I sliced it. I will not make this again -- sorry.

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review by Ant Shaw

2/17/2004

This is completely DELICIOUS- tangy and sweet and the syrup makes it so moist. I served the cake with syrup and a bit of decorative rind with a dop of natural yoghurt on the side- added extra tang (and fewer calories than cream!)

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tweak by carole in orlando

1/30/2003

Great pound cake! I made a mistake and added 1/4 cup of lemon juice to the cake instead of the glaze, but it was very good anyway. Thanks, Carole

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review by carole in orlando

1/30/2003

Great pound cake! I made a mistake and added 1/4 cup of lemon juice to the cake instead of the glaze, but it was very good anyway. Thanks, Carole

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