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Lemon pecan pound cake

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Ingredients/Components

coarsely ground pecans about 3 oz - 3/4 c
all-purpose flour - 3 c
baking soda - 1/2 tsp
salt - 1/2 tsp
milk - 1 c
fresh lemon juice - 2 Tbsp
grated lemon zest - 2 Tbsp
vanilla - 1/2 tsp
drops yellow food coloring - 4 item
unsalted butter at room temperature - 1 c
granulated sugar - 2 c
pkg - 1 oz
eggs at room temperature - 6 item
Sift together flour, baking soda and salt
lemon juice

How to make lemon pecan pound cake:

Place pecans in bottom of a 9-inch microwave-safe pan. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a small bowl, stir together milk, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla and food coloring. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter at medium speed 45 seconds. Gradually add sugar and gelatin in a steady stream. Beat until mixture is fluffy, 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating about 1 minute after each addition. Scrape bowl while adding eggs. Reduce to lowest speed of mixer. Alternately stir in 1/4 of the flour mixture and 1/3 of the milk mixture. Beat well after each addition. Turn batter into prepared microwave-safe pan. Level top using a rubber spatula. Microwave at High power for 5 minutes. Rotate cake one-quarter turn during baking. Allow the cake to rest 3 minutes. Microwave at High power for 4 minutes. Rotate cake during baking. Cool cake in pan. Turn out on serving plate. While cake is still warm, poke holes in top of cake. Pour glaze on top and dribble down the sides. Let cool completely before serving.Lemon Glaze:1 1/2 c. sifted powdered sugar2 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice2 tsp. grated lemon zest Stir together powdered sugar, lemon juice and grated lemon zest.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cakes, Lemon.

Rating:

4.2

Average rating: 4.2, total votes: 6

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