Best Lemon Pound Cake

This Lemon Pound Cake recipe is made with fresh lemon juice and zest for a cake that tastes like summer with every bite. If you like classic pound cake, you’ll love this citrus-loaded version!

Use an electric mixer to cream butter in a large bowl. Gradually add sugar. Mix 5 minutes.

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Beat in eggs one at a time, until just combined. Then beat in fresh lemon juice and peel.

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Sift flour, baking soda, and salt in another bowl. Add four mixture in with the wet ingredients.

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Fold the sour cream in with the batter. Stir just until combined - do not overmix!

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Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan. The lemon pound cake batter will be thick.

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Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

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Whisk together the glaze ingredients. Drizzle the lemon glaze over the slightly cooled cake.

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Let the glaze set and harden slightly before slicing and serving the lemon pound cake.

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