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Cinnamon Pound Cake with Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Topping

Here's how you make Cinnamon Pound Cake with Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Topping
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  • Servings: 14
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 55-60m
    • The following recipe serves 14 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • POUND CAKE
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter (room temperature, don`t use margarine!)
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons lemon zest, finely grated
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup full-fat sour cream
  • TOPPING
  • Topping
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: For the cake; preheat oven to 325 °F. Grease an 8 ½ X 4 ½ inch loaf pan and dust lightly with flour, tapping out excess.

  • Step 2: Beat the soft butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and lemon zest. Beat in eggs one at a time, then beat on medium-high speed for no less than 2 minutes.

  • Step 3: In a separate bowl, sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Add half of the flour to the butter mixture, blending gently to incorporate using a spatula or very low speed of mixer.

  • Step 4: Stir in sour cream, then blend in remaining flour. Scrape batter into prepared pan.

  • Step 5: For the topping; combine all ingredients to blend. Sprinkle on top of cake.

  • Step 6: Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, until a tester inserted of the canter of the cake comes out clean.

  • Step 7: Allow to cool for 20 minutes before turning out to cool completely.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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