You know how I love all things Meyer lemons? Well this recipe is no exception! The first time I tried this recipe, I wanted to triple the icing recipe and just eat it with a spoon.
It’s a simple icing recipe, nothing fancy, but it totally steals the show from the pound cake {which is delicious, too, don’t get me wrong!}. So I came up with a way to make sure the entire cake gets a piece of the icing and not just a small part on the top and side.
I took some kabob skewers I had in the pantry and poked a bunch of holes in the top of the bread once it was all cooled, and then drizzled on the icing.
I felt like a genius because it just made the bread that much more delicious. Each slice had a little icing bonus surprise. I think I deserve a pat on the back! Or maybe another piece of pound cake!
Try this recipe, you’ll be so glad you did. 🙂
~Mavis
Meyer Lemon Pound Cake
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons lemon rind, divided
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Instructions
Grease and flour 8- x 4-inch loaf pan. Cream butter with an electric mixer or in a stand mixer. Gradually add 1 cup granulated sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture. Drizzle milk in and beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon rind. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan.
Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until a toothpick or knife inserted in center of bread comes out clean. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.
Stir together powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Use a bamboo skewer and poke holes all over the top of the bread and drizzle the icing over the top, so it will seep down into the holes and fill the bread with yummy goodness.
Stir together remaining 1 tablespoon lemon rind and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; sprinkle on top of bread.
mh says
This one looks good and I know what to substitute so I don’t need eggs! Woohoo! Thanks
Kerry says
I love this pedestal cake dish.
Jules says
Making this this weekend!!!