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Meyer Lemon Pound Cake

Meyer Lemon Pound Cake is an easy-to-make pound cake recipe from scratch that's extra flavorful from the addition of a Meyer lemon syrup.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Bread
Keyword: meyer lemon pound cake, meyer lemons, pound cake
Servings: 6
Calories:
Author: NicholeL

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup whole-milk yogurt
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 eggs at room temperature
  • cup freshly squeezed Meyer lemon juice
  • cup vegetable oil
  • zest of 2 Meyer lemons
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Syrup:

  • juice of 1 Meyer lemon
  • 4 tablespoon powdered sugar

For the Glaze:

  • 1 tablespoon Meyer lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and then line with parchment paper, overhanging on the sides for easy removal. Spray the parchment paper as well.
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, oil, zest and vanilla extract.
  • Pour ⅓ of the flour mixture into the bowl with the wet ingredients. Fold with a spatula until just combined. Repeat with remaining ⅔ of the dry ingredients until fully incorporated.
  • Pour into the prepared baking pan.
  • Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack.
  • Meanwhile, whisk together the lemon juice and powdered sugar to make the syrup.
  • Poke holes in the cake with a wooden skewer and pour the glaze on top. Allow it to soak completely into the cake.
  • Once the cake has completely cooled, whisk together the lemon juice, milk and powdered sugar to form the glaze. Drizzle the glaze on top of the cake.
  • Slice and serve.