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Sour Cream - Lemon Pound Cake

Sour Cream - Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

Delicious!!! Light, moist, lemony and just plain good! This has been a family favorite since 2001. I think I got this recipe from Cooking Light magazine.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 10 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 18
Calories 319.3 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • cooking spray
  • 3 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons grated fresh lemon rind (about 2 lemons)
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, divided
  • 1 (8 ounce) carton low-fat sour cream
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray, and dust with the breadcrumbs.
  • Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl; stir well.
  • Beat the butter in a large bowl at medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Gradually add the sugar and lemon extract, beating until well blended.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Add grated lemon rind and 2 tablespoons lemon juice and beat for 30 seconds.
  • Add the flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with sour cream, beating at low speed, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  • Spoon batter into prepared pan and bake at 350 for 1 hour and 10 mins., or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan.
  • Combine 2 tbsp lemon juice and powdered sugar.
  • Drizzle glaze over top of cake.
  • SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE VARIATION.
  • Substitute vanilla extract for the lemon extract. Omit the juice and rind in the cake.
  • Substitute milk for the juice in the glaze.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1677gCalories: 319.3kcalCarbohydrates: 53.4gProtein: 4gFat: 10.3gSaturated Fat: 6.1gCholesterol: 60.5mgSodium: 147.3mgFiber: 0.7gSugar: 34.6g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Citrus, Dessert, Fruit, Lemon
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