Recipe

Pound Cake From A Plantation Recipe

	Chacha / All my dishes 1 year, 11 months ago A deliciously lemon flavored oldfashioned pound cake. If you want to use orange or lime as the main flavor, that is not a problem. Prep:20m Cook:60m Servings:6	Chacha
	easy oldfashioned

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Ingredients

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1-1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt, optional

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

4 eggs

1/2 cup sour cream, either regular or reduced-fat

1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 cup ground nuts

Lemon Icing or confectioners’ sugar

Directions

Stir together flour, lemon peel, baking soda and salt.

Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy.

Beat in eggs(one at a time), sour cream and lemon juice until thoroughly blended.

On low speed, beat in flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, just until blended.

Pour half of the mixture into a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.

Sprinkle with nuts.

Top with remaining batter.

With narrow spatula or knife, gently swirl through batter to marble.

Bake in preheated 325° F oven until cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, approximately 60 to 70 minutes.

Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.

Remove from baking dish and cool completely.

Frost with your favorite icing recipe or dust with confectioners’ sugar.

1 loaf serves 6 - 8

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michellem 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Wow this looks so good! I love pound cake and especially the lemon flavored! The first pound cake I had was years ago in New Jersey..I did not realize it had rum in it and I ate two large slices. WHo ever said that alcohol evaporates after cooking...I swear I got a buzzzz.

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