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Southern Pound Cake with Sour Cream Lemon Glaze

Ingredients

Cake

  • 3 sticks butter, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Glaze

  • 2 tbsp sour cream
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Cake

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour bundt pan and set aside.
    In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, salt, vanilla, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Mix until incorporated. Add flour and heavy cream. Mix again. Pour into bundt pan. Bake 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle. Cool on a wire rack.

Glaze

  • Mix all 3 ingredients.  Pour glaze on top of the cake.  Serve by itself or with grilled fruit and ice cream.