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Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake

May 28, 2018

Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake
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What’s classic, tart and improves with age?

Dig in to this easy and rich tasting Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake. Recipe at diginwithdana.com

Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake: my all time favorite, all purpose dessert.


Inspired by the royal wedding and adapted from Ina Garten’s Lemon Cake, this bundt cake version makes a tall beautiful cake, suited to all sorts of summer celebrations.

Tuck slices into a picnic lunch or serve at home with berries and cream for a special brunch or dessert!

Adaptations:

No bundt pan: Use 2 loaf pans or a 9X13 brownie pan. Line pans with parchment before baking.

Instead of buttermilk: Start with a tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice, then fill with milk or cream ( non dairy ok) to equal 1 cup. Measure out 3/4 cup of buttermilk for this recipe.

Gluten free: Use an all purpose gluten free flour blend.

Dairy free: Use vegan butter and non-dairy milk mixed with a tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice.

Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake with lemon syrup and glaze at diginwithdana.com

Dana's Tips and tricks for Easy Creamy Lemon Feta Dip. Recipe at diginwithdana.com There’s lemon lemon, lemon in:

  • the batter,
  • the syrup spooned over the warm cake  and 
  • lemon/powdered sugar glaze drizzled over the top

Adding glaze to Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake at diginwithdana.com

Save time & calories by making just the syrup or the glaze (or neither); this cake will still be intensely delicious!

Pin & Dig In!

Lemon Buttermilk Pound cake recipe and ideas at diginwithdana.com

MORE lemon recipes to love:

Lemon Almond “Cake” (Gluten Free) , Meyer Lemon Blueberry Cake (can be vegan)

Lemony Blueberry Cupcakes, Lemon Poppyseed Cookie Cups with Lemon Icing

Lime or Lemon Curd

Lemon Feta Dip, Lemon Basil Quinoa Pilaf

Easy Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake to wow your family and friends at diginwithdana.comTools I use that make baking easier:

  • Rubber measuring cups with spouts
  • Microwave safe glass measuring cup
  • All purpose Silicone Spatula
  • 3 piece nesting bowls with rubber handles/bottoms
  • Parchment Paper Baking Sheets
  • Citrus Zester
  • Squeeze and Pour Citrus Juicer
  • Baker’s Joy Cake Pan Spray
  • Dana’s favorite Bundt Pan
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Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake

  • Author: Dana
  • Prep Time: 40
  • Cook Time: 55
  • Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
  • Yield: 20 servings 1x
Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake recipe and photos at diginwithdana.com

Plenty of lemon juice and zest give this buttermilk pound cake a tart, refreshing zing. Serve with berries and whipped cream for brunch or dessert!

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups sugar, divided (495 gm)
  • 1/3 cup grated lemon zest (16 gm) (6 – 8 lemons)
  • 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter (226 gm)
  • 4 jumbo eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (8 ml)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (429 gm)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (3 gm)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (4 gm)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt (6 gm)
  • 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, divided (175 ml)
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk (175 ml)
  • baking spray (with flour)
  • 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted (230 gm)
  • 4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (60 ml)

*All butter, eggs and liquid at room temperature

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Combine 2 cups sugar + lemon zest using an electric or hand mixer. Mix well.
  3. Add butter to sugar mixture. Beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating a full minute between additions.
  4. In a bowl, sift together: flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl combine: 1/4 cup lemon juice, buttermilk and vanilla. Beginning and ending with flour, alternate adding flour and buttermilk mixtures to batter.
  5. Spray a 12 cup bundt pan heavily with baking spray.
  6. Pour batter into bundt pan and bake until a cake tester comes out clean, 45-55 minutes.
  7. Make lemon syrup: In microwave or small saucepan over low heat, stir 1/2 cup sugar + 1/2 cup lemon juice until sugar dissolves.
  8. Allow bundt cake to cool for 20 minutes before flipping over cake onto a large plate lined with parchment paper. Spoon syrup over cake a little at a time. Let cool completely.
  9. Make glaze: Mix sifted powdered sugar with lemon juice until smooth and pourable. Pour over top of cooled cake in a circular fashion, allowing glaze to fall over sides.
  10. Store covered at room temperature up to three days. Cake is even better on day two!
  11. Serve with berries and whipped cream or ice cream.

Notes

Adapted from Ina Garten’s Lemon Cake and King Arthur’s Lemon Bundt Cake

Nutritional Information for Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake using full fat buttermilk. Serves 20. For calorie savings, skip lemon syrup and glaze and serve with fresh fruit.

Can be made...

Gluten FreeHealthyVeganVegetarian

5 Comments

Comments

  1. Liza says

    May 28, 2018 at 6:35 PM

    What is “AP flour?”

    Reply
    • Dana says

      May 28, 2018 at 9:49 PM

      All Purpose flour. I will correct. Thanks Liza!

      Reply
  2. Andi Rosenfield says

    May 31, 2018 at 10:19 PM

    Dana, if you’re using large eggs would you add an extra?

    Reply
    • Dana says

      May 31, 2018 at 10:39 PM

      Yes. Add either an extra whole egg or at least an extra egg yolk. Please let me know how your cake turns out Andi! ? Enjoy‼️

      Reply
      • Andi Rosenfield says

        May 31, 2018 at 11:06 PM

        Thanks Dana, I will!

        Reply

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