Vintage Pound Cake with Lemon Sauce
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Recipe type: Cake, Dessert
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Serves: 8
 
To adjust for being at high altitude I added a ¼ cup half and half and lowered the baking temperature to 300˚.
Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE
  • 2 cups sifted all purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs, beaten
    FOR THE LEMON SAUCE
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 tablespoons cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups water
  • 6 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest
  • ¼ cup butter
Preparation Instructions
  1. TO MAKE THE CAKE
  2. Preheat the oven to 325˚. Prepare a 9x9x2" loaf pan by smearing the inside with butter and then coating with flour, tapping out the excess flour. Set aside.
  3. Then sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
  4. In the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, vanilla extract and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes on high.
  5. Lower the speed to low and pour in the eggs, beating only until smooth.
  6. Next add the flour mixture and beat until smooth.
  7. Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about an hour and 10 minutes.
  8. Allow to cool in the pan about 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge and carefully invert the cake over a wire rack to remove. Cool completely before serving.
    TO MAKE THE LEMON SAUCE
  9. In a medium sauce pan, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and salt.
  10. Turn to medium high heat and slowly add the water.
  11. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low and simmer, whisking the whole time, until thick and bubbly.
  12. Remove from heat and allow to cool a couple minutes, then add the lemon juice, zest and butter. Stir until butter is melted in and set aside until ready to use.
    TO SERVE
  13. Place a slice on a serving plate and top with a spoonful of the sauce.
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2013/05/vintage-pound-cake-with-lemon-sauce/