Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake
This Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake is dripping with real lemon favor, made with bright and zingy lemon zest and plain yogurt for extra moisture, all topped with a super simple lemony glaze that takes it over the top.
Servings: 12
Calories: 262kcal
Ingredients
Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake
- ¾ cup whole milk 170g
- ½ cup vegetable oil 100g
- ½ cup plain full fat Greek yogurt 113g
- 2 large eggs 100g
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- zest 2 large lemons
- ¾ cup granulated sugar 150g
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour 210g
Lemon Glaze
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1¼ cup powdered sugar 141g
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour or butter and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk the whole milk, vegetable oil, yogurt, eggs, vanilla extract, and lemon zest. Add the sugar, baking powder, and salt and combine.
- Add the flour and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until the top is set in the middle, light golden brown, and a toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- While the cake is in the oven, make the lemon glaze. Combine the lemon juice and powdered sugar. If the mixture is too thin, add powdered sugar. If it is too thick add a very small amount of lemon juice
- Once the cake has fully cooled, drizzle the lemon glaze over the cake.
Nutrition
Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 189mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 1mg
