Lemon Delight Pound Cake Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Remove partially thawed pound cake from its container and slice the cake horizontally to create three layers.
• 2. With an electirc mixer, combine the butter, cream cheese, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl until creamy and well blended.
• 3. Dip a pastry brush in the lemon juice and shake to sprinkle the cake layers with the remaining 2 T. lemon juice. Spread butter cream mixture on each layer and the top and sides of cake. Reform cake on serving platter.
• 4. Refrigerate at least 10 to 15 minutes before slicing and serving. Can be made ahead and refrigerated overnight.
• 5. Garnish with fresh strawberries, if desired.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Generously grease and flour 12 cup bundt pan. In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients. Blend at low speed until moistened; beat additional 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour batter into greased and floured pan.
• Bake at 325 F for 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Remove cake from oven. With long tined fork, poke deep holes every inch. In small bowl, blend glaze ingredients until smooth. Spoon half of glaze over hot cake while in pan. Let stand for 10 minutes and invert onto serving plate. Spoon remaining glaze over cake. Cool completely.
• Rum Cake Version:.
• Instead of 3/4 cup orangejuice, add 1/2 cup apple juice and 1/4 cup rum. Instead of lemon extract, use vanilla. For the glaze melt powdered sugar,1 tblsp butter, 1/4 cup rum,1/4 c.apple juice and a pinch of nutmeg in a saucepan. Pour warm over cake.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth; gradually beat in milk. Add dry cake mix and eggs; beat until combined. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan., Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and flour a loaf tin measuring 22 x 11 x 7cm. Sift the flour with a pinch of salt, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder. Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then add the lemon zest. Gradually add the eggs a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix the buttermilk with the lemon juice. Fold the flour mixture into the batter, alternating with the buttermilk and lemon mixture.
• Scrape the batter into the loaf tin and bake for 40-45 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Leave to sit for 10 mins, then turn out onto a wire cooling rack with a tray underneath it. Set the cake the right way up.
• To make the syrup, put the ingredients in a small saucepan and heat until the sugar has dissolved. Pierce the cake all over with a skewer then, while the cake is still warm, pour the syrup over slowly. Leave to cool.
• Gradually add the lemon juice to the icing sugar and mix until just smooth. If runny, put in the fridge for about 10 mins - you don't want it to set, you just want it become a little firmer. Pour or spread the icing over the cake (the bits that drizzle down the side will be caught by the tray under the cooling rack). This icing won't set hard, but do leave it to set a little before serving.