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Luscious Lemon Pound Cake

Created by Galley_Wench on December 30, 2011

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with butter. Dust pan with cake flour.
Step 2: Mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
Step 3: Melt butter, whisk thoroughly to reincorporate any separated milk solids.
Step 4: In food processor or blender, process sugar and lemon zest until combined. Add lemon juice, eggs and vanilla, process until combined (about 5 seconds). With machine running, add melted butter through the feed tube in steady stream (about 20 seconds).Transfer mixture to large bowl.
Step 5: Sift flour mixture over eggs in three steps, whisking gently after each addition until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Step 6: Bake for 15 minutes at 350°F. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F and continue to bake until deep golden brown and skewer in center comes out clean (about 35 minutes).
Step 7: Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Turn onto wire rack.
Step 8: While cake cooling bring sugar, lemon juice and zest to boil in small saucepan.Stir occasionally to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes.
Step 9: With toothpick poke holes on all sides of cake. Brush on Lemon Glaze. Allow to cool at room temperature at least one hour before serving.