Lemon Pound Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a moist and sunny dessert!
My son requested pumpkin muffins as his birthday treat to take to school this past Monday. I happily made the muffins but felt like they needed something added for a festive touch. I decided to whip up some Cream Cheese Frosting, but when I added the frosting to the pumpkin muffins they just didn’t taste like something a 5 year old would love. I found another solution for the muffins (just stuck a dum dum lollipop in the top of each one, which thrilled my own 5 year old), but now had the problem of what to do with all of that cream cheese frosting. Sitting down and just eating it out of the bowl sounded like the perfect solution to my three year old… probably a good thing she isn’t in charge of meals around here, isn’t it?
We went to the birthday party yesterday afternoon of a neighbor girl and the mom had made lemon cupcakes with… you guessed it… cream cheese frosting. After enjoying that lovely treat, I was determined to make a lemon something with cream cheese frosting today. I poured over my cookbooks, browsed some cooking magazines, and searched the net high and low. I finally found a recipe at trusty old Recipezaar that I knew I could adapt to what I was looking for. The result was a fabulous Lemon Pound Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. To get the desired lemon result that I was craving, I added an extra tablespoon of lemon juice to the cake recipe and a splash of lemon juice to the cream cheese frosting.
These are both recipes that are super simple to make and ones that I will continue to use in the future.
Lemon Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1 ⁄2 cup butter melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs well beaten
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1 ⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- In the bowl of your electric stand mixer, mix together 1 cup sugar and butter.
- Add eggs and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice; blend well.
- Add salt, flour, and baking powder to mixture.
- Add milk.
- Bake at 325°F in a well greased loaf pan for approximately 1 hour, or until golden brown and toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
mmmmm you made me hungry… not that it´s particularly hard to lol
I looooove lemon pound cake, it´s just so moist!
Have you tried this recipe from the Barefoot Contessa Deb talked about a while ago? http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/lemony-persnick
I did and it´s to die for. Had a bit of a consistency problem with the syrup, but the lemon flavor was quite strong, just the way I like it.
Definitely recommend it.
If you like oranges and chocolate, this one could also be amazing (again linking to the allmighty Deb lol
http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/09/this-cake-has-a-hole-in-it
I is just joy when simple things come together to perfection! Love lemon!!
I wonder what food holiday this yummy would fall under!
http://www.thenibble.com/fun/more/facts/food-holidays.asp
Ha, ha…I must have the mind of a three year old because I would just eat the cream cheese frosting too.
I love lemon pound cake but never tried cream cheese frosting i think ill give it a go next time i make the cake.
Kristen, I like this recipe a lot!
I’m crazy for lemons, oranges and limes and love cooking – and especially baking – with them.
I made a lemon cake from Donna Hay’s Modern Classics 2 last Sunday but wasn’t happy with the result. 🙁
I’ll tag your recipe, it looks delicious!
ooooohhhh i love lemon in all baked goods. i bet it tastes great with a spot of tea
Marce – Thank you so much for the recipe links. I love Deb’s stuff! I’ll be sure to try those out as we love pound cake around here!
Tanna – I know…isn’t that nice? This recipe is soo good and it was incredibly simple.
Jill – THANK YOU! I was wondering where you found that list of holidays. I’ll find the pound cake one and celebrate, for sure!
Peabody – I’ll admit that we did eat a good portion of it straight out of the bowl. Sometimes it’s important to channel our inner three year old 🙂
James – give it a try… it’s such a nice combination!
Patricia – This seems to be a no fail recipe. If you try it, I’m sure you’ll love it!
It’s only 9 AM and this post made me starving! I’m a huge fan of cream cheese frosting. Unfortunately, my jeans that no longer fit are not.
This looks so yummy!
Great solution! I heart dum dums as well 😀
That looks lucious and sooo good. If I lived closer I might try to invite myself over for a cup of coffee and a slice. 🙂
Smarting thinking to use that frosting on lemon cake! I see your cake so moist so tender too!
Kristen, I just found your blog. Love it!
That cake looks way too delicious.
That reminds me of cakes my mother used to make in the springtime — she get a craving for sweets after lunch, and then spend the afternoon baking. We’d come home from school and there it would be: a lemon or butterscotch cake. Or cookies. Or muffins.
You make the prettiest pictures of your delightful treats! I love it! 🙂