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American · Dessert

Lemon-Lime Pound Cake with Citrus Glaze

A creamed pound cake built on equal weights of butter, sugar, egg and flour, perfumed with lemon and lime zest, baked low and slow, then brushed all over with a warm lemon-lime syrup that soaks in and sets to a tangy sheen.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total2 h 45 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Cake

  • 90 gunsalted butter, softened, plus extra for the tin
  • 90 ggranulated sugar
  • 0.38 tspfine salt
  • 90 geggs (4 large plus 1 yolk), at room temperature, lightly beaten
  • ½lemon, zested and juiced
  • ½lime, zested and juiced
  • 0.38 tspvanilla extract
  • 90 gall-purpose flour

Citrus glaze

  • 1 tsplemon juice, from the lemon above
  • 1 tsplime juice, from the lime above
  • 20 ggranulated sugar

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Lime
  • Vanilla
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Richness / fat

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stand mixer
  • Kitchen scale

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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