Old Fashioned Mini Lemon Pound Cakes
Growing up my mom made two kinds of cake – sour cream cake and lemon pound cake. She made the sour cream cake from scratch. The lemon pound cake was Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme and I thought it was the best cake in the whole world. It was her go to cake for holidays, birthdays, and any other special occasion. I didn’t taste a good “scratch” lemon pound cake until I was an adult and it blew Duncan Hines away. Once in a while, I still pull out a box of Duncan Hines but now that I have this recipe, those occasions will be few and far between. This recipe was adapted from a pound cake recipe I learned at Viking Cooking School. When done correctly, it’s rich and buttery with a soft tender crumb and it’s much more work than a box mix. The combination of lemon extract and lemon zest give it a bright lemony flavor.
Old Fashioned Mini Lemon Pound Cakes
Ingredients
- 3 Lg Eggs
- 3 Lg Egg Yolks
- 2 Tsps Lemon Extract
- 1 Tsp Vanilla
- 1 1/2 C Cake Flour
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter
- 1 1/3 C Granulated Sugar
- 2 Tsps Lemon Zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (167 degress C). Spray four 2 cup loaf pans with cooking spray.
- Mix eggs. egg yolks, vanilla and lemon extract in small bowl. Set aside.
- Combine flour and salt in medium bowl. Whisk flour and salt together. Set aside.
- Place butter in large mixing bowl. Beat on medium high speed speed with electric mixer for 20 seconds. Add sugar and beat until mixture is light and fluffy and not wet.
- Turn mixer down to medium speed and start adding flour and egg mixtures. Alternate between the egg mixture and the flour mixture. Make sure each addition is mixed in well before you add more. Be careful not to overmix or the cake will be dry. If adding in more than 2 additions, hand mix last additions. Fold in lemon zest. Batter will be thick.
- Scrape batter into pans dividing equally between the four.
- Bake until cakes are golden brown on top. 35 to 40 minutes. Check center of cakes at 35 minutes. If toothpick comes out clean, remove from oven.
- Remove from oven and place on cooling rack. Let cool for 5 minutes and unmold.
18 Comments
Lisa @ Sweet as Sugar Cookies
March 13, 2011Those look so good. This looks like it would make great gifts for people. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog and I’d like to invite you to stop by and link your cake up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/03/sweets-for-saturday-8.html
jfoster
March 14, 2011Lisa thanks so much for the invitation. I added my link.
Maggie @ Vittles and Bits
March 14, 2011These are soooo pretty, and look delicious too!
jfoster
March 14, 2011Thanks. I looove lemon pound cake.
Katie @ This Chick Cooks
March 14, 2011These look absolutely fabulous and perfect for spring. I bet the lemon flavor is so yummy and your presentation is just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Ps- I actually had to click on your about me because I know another j foster in nashville and had to wonder if it was her 🙂
jfoster
March 15, 2011Thanks Katie. I appreciate it.
Melinda
March 15, 2011There’s something about spring that makes me crave lemon. I can’t wait to try this one!
Katie @ This Chick Cooks
March 16, 2011It was my pleasure. I was going to come over and let you know that I was featuring them, but you beat me to it. Today has been too hectic 🙂
Christina @ This Woman Cooks!
March 16, 2011So delicious. I love anything flavored with lemon.
Rhondi @ Big Mama's Home Kitchen
March 18, 2011I love lemon cake. These remind me of the lemon yogurt cake I make from Ina Garten. I saved this recipe and can’t wait to try it! Do you think these would be just as moist baked in a mini 8 count loaf pan with the baking time shortened? Thanks so much!
jfoster
March 18, 2011I think that would work as long as you watch the baking time.
Heather @girlichef
March 22, 2011Oh. Em. Gee. I can already tell that my bookmark file labeled “lemon” is going to be overflowing by the end of this week. These look and sound amazing…and totally bring me back to my childhood, too. My mom made poundcakes for every single birthday because they were all of our favorites…and occasionally a lemon cake or bars squeezed in. Now I want to try the two together, these are gorgeous. Thanks so much for bringing them to BSI:Lemons this week 🙂
Malia
March 24, 2011Mmmm…sounds heavenly! Looking forward to trying this out very soon!
jfoster
March 24, 2011Thanks. There’s nothing like lemon pound cake.
lynne
March 24, 2011Yum! I love lemon cake! Especially lemon pound cake!
Jerri
March 24, 2011This looks so yummy! I love lemon pound cake! Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites! I’m featuring you this week! Come by and grab my featured button if you’d like one.
Karen
March 26, 2011Mmm, these look so good, and what a perfect little loaf for gift giving!
Caffettiera
March 31, 2011Your pictures are so beautiful. I almost feel as if I could smell that cake.