Lemon pound cake, one of my favorite fruits, yes citrus fruits to be precise are my favorite fruits, so whenever I can, I prepare marmalades, sorbets, cakes with a bit of creativity. It’s easy to transform ingredients into extraordinary desserts like the lemon pound cake, a pleasure for the palate and the eyes. Originally, the pound cake was called “plum cake” or poundcake with a rectangular shape of shortcrust pastry and pieces of plums. It spread in Anglo-Saxon countries but actually originates from Germany. In England, it was called poundcake, practically to help those who wanted to prepare the cake it was called pound, pound as it indicated the unit of measure for all ingredients equal and easily memorable. Today, you can really get creative with flavors and prepare various kinds, with coffee, yogurt, chocolate, and naturally all the variety of fruits that are varied and seasonal. In my blog you will find some with fruits, here below are the links.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: German
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 256.61 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 36.48 (g) of which sugars 20.57 (g)
- Proteins 5.25 (g)
- Fat 11.11 (g) of which saturated 6.66 (g)of which unsaturated 4.46 (g)
- Fibers 2.79 (g)
- Sodium 31.54 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients Needed to Prepare Lemon Pound Cake
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cups milk
- 1/3 cups butter
- 1 lemon juice (and grated peel)
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
Tools Needed to Prepare Lemon Pound Cake
- Pound Cake Mold
- Mandoline
- Stand Mixer
- Citrus Juicer
Steps Needed to Prepare Lemon Pound Cake
To prepare the pound cake, beat the sugar with the eggs for a long time until they become white and frothy. I previously grated the lemon peel into the sugar as I always do, and also extracted the juice to add to the pound cake. While continuing to beat, also add the milk, softened butter, and finally the lemon juice. Sift the flour with the baking powder and gently fold it into the batter with a spatula. Butter and flour a pound cake mold and pour the batter into it. Using the mandoline, thinly slice a lemon, sprinkle it with a tablespoon of sugar, and evenly distribute it over the pound cake before putting it in a preheated oven at 356°F for 40 minutes.
