Lemon Delight Pound Cake Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Remove partially thawed pound cake from its container and slice the cake horizontally to create three layers.
• 2. With an electirc mixer, combine the butter, cream cheese, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl until creamy and well blended.
• 3. Dip a pastry brush in the lemon juice and shake to sprinkle the cake layers with the remaining 2 T. lemon juice. Spread butter cream mixture on each layer and the top and sides of cake. Reform cake on serving platter.
• 4. Refrigerate at least 10 to 15 minutes before slicing and serving. Can be made ahead and refrigerated overnight.
• 5. Garnish with fresh strawberries, if desired.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Generously grease and flour 12 cup bundt pan. In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients. Blend at low speed until moistened; beat additional 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour batter into greased and floured pan.
• Bake at 325 F for 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Remove cake from oven. With long tined fork, poke deep holes every inch. In small bowl, blend glaze ingredients until smooth. Spoon half of glaze over hot cake while in pan. Let stand for 10 minutes and invert onto serving plate. Spoon remaining glaze over cake. Cool completely.
• Rum Cake Version:.
• Instead of 3/4 cup orangejuice, add 1/2 cup apple juice and 1/4 cup rum. Instead of lemon extract, use vanilla. For the glaze melt powdered sugar,1 tblsp butter, 1/4 cup rum,1/4 c.apple juice and a pinch of nutmeg in a saucepan. Pour warm over cake.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 6-cup loaf pan and line it with parchment or waxed paper. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter. Add 1 cup of the sugar and mix. With the mixer running at low speed, add the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla.
• Working in alternating batches, and mixing after each addition, add the dry ingredients and 1/4 cup of the lemon juice to the butter mixture. Mix until just smooth.
• Pour into the prepared pan and bake until raised in the center and a tester inserted into the center comes out dry and almost clean (a few crumbs are OK), 65 to 75 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the glaze: In a small bowl, stir together the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and the remaining 1/3 cup lemon juice until the sugar is dissolved.
• When the cake is done, let cool in the pan 15 minutes (it will still be warm). Run a knife around the sides of the pan. Set a wire rack on a sheet pan with sides (to catch the glaze) and turn the cake out onto the rack. Peel off the waxed paper.
• Using a turkey baster or pastry brush, spread glaze all over the top and sides of the cake and let soak in. Repeat until the entire glaze is used up, including any glaze that has dripped through onto the sheet pan. Let cool at room temperature or, wrapped in plastic wrap, in the refrigerator (Well wrapped, the cake will last up to a week). Serve at room temperature, in thin slices.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325.
• Generously grease and flour a loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cake ingredients. Blend on low speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• After removing from oven, prick deeply with fork every inch or so.
• In a small bowl, blend glaze ingredients until smooth.
• Spoon a quarter of the glaze over the hot cake in the pan. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Invert onto a serving plate and spoon remaining glaze over cake.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in lemon juice, zest and extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Beat just until combined., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., For icing, in a small bowl, beat the sour cream and butter until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar. Beat in lemon juice and zest. Drizzle over the cake. If desired, top with additional grated lemon zest. Store in the refrigerator.