Delicate Lemon Pound Cake Delicate Lemon Pound Cake Taste of Home My best friend shared the recipe for this delightful dessert. It goes great with a cup of tea, too. Notice that there is no leavening in the recipe—the carbonated soda does the job! —Kelly Ward Hartman, Cape Coral, Florida SERVINGS: 12 CATEGORY: Dessert METHOD: Baked TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours + cooling Ingredients: - 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2-1/2 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup lemon-lime soda
- Confectioners' sugar
Directions: In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in extracts. Add flour alternately with soda, beating just until combined. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan (pan will be full). Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10-20 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 12 servings.
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