Perfect Lemon Pound Cake

Perfect Coffee Cake? Move over and make some space for this wonderful pound cake. I am very happy about it as I tried making pound cake numerous times, but it never tasted as good as I wanted it to taste. It was either too sweet, too lemony or too fluffy. This was has the perfect texture and taste and I can say I found a perfect recipe.

It took me a while to write this post, as we were away in Mexico and as soon as we came back I could not get back on track to writing. Being busy getting back into my routines after vacationing. I know some of you will be very happy with this recipe. 

Citrus Glazed Cream Cheese Pound Cake

(Adapted from Bon Apetit)

a tablespoon of olive oil for coating the pan

1 1/2 cups cake flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons lemon zest

1 1/2 teaspoon lime zest

3/4 cups unsalted butter at room temperature

2/3 cups cream cheese

3 eggs, at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup fresh meyer lemon juice

Glaze

1 1/4 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1/2 teaspoon lime zest

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice

In a bowl mix together the dry ingredients. In another bowl mix the sugar with the zests. In a mixer beat together the butter with the cream cheese until fluffy, scraping the sides as you go. Add 1 1/4 cups sugar and beat until fluffy (should be the consistency of butter cream) Add the eggs one at a time and then add vanilla. Make sure these ingredients are incorporated before you add the dry ingredients. Now slowly add the flour mixture and incorporate quickly. Do not over mix! The cake will become tough! Place inside the prepared and buttered cake loaf pan and bake for 1 hour until the cake is springy to the touch and the cake tester comes out clean.

In the meantime prepare the syrup by placing the lemon juice and 1/4 cup sugar in a pan on the stove. Heat and dissolve the sugar.

When the cake comes out of the over, remove it from the pan by lifting the sides of the parchment paper. Make little pricks with a skewer- deep, so the syrup goes through the cake well. Pout the syrup all over and brush the top with more syrup. 

Prepare the glaze by combining all the glaze ingredients and pour over the cake when it cools down.

Enjoy!