Lemon-Vanilla Pound Cake
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut up
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 grated lemon, zest of
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Generously brush a 10-inch Bundt pan with melted butter.
- Refrigerate pan until butter hardens, about 15 minutes.
- Brush pan with remaining melted butter to cover any uncoated spots; set pan aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In small saucepan, bring milk and cut-up butter to a boil; remove pan from heat and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour and salt; set aside.
- In large bowl, with an electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment on medium-high speed, beat eggs until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- On medium speed, gradually beat in 2 cups sugar until blended; beat in vanilla and lemon extracts.
- On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture just until blended.
- Pour in hot milk mixture, then add baking powder; beat until blended.
- With a rubber spatula, fold in lemon zest.
- Scrape batter evenly into prepared pan.
- Bake 50-55 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine lemon juice and remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
- Line a rimmed baking pan with foil.
- Invert cake over prepared pan.
- Brush top and sides of cake with lemon syrup.
- Cool completely.
unsalted butter, milk, unsalted butter, flour, salt, eggs, sugar, vanilla, lemon extract, baking powder, lemon, lemon juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lemon-vanilla-pound-cake-216174 (may not work)