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Brown Sugar Pound Cake

Demetra Overton
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 8 -10 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups cake flour sifted (not self-rising)
  • 1- 9 by 5 inch loaf pan lined with parchment paper and sprayed with non-stick baking spray
  • or 1 Wilton Cascade pan pictured above sprayed with Pam for baking

Instructions
 

  • Pre heat oven to 325°.
  • Beat softened butter and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add brown sugar and lemon zest, beat for 5 minutes.
  • Mix eggs, yolks, lemon juice and vanilla together in a separate bowl. Pour this mix into the bowl of the mixer while the mixer is running. Stir in the flour and mix gently until combined
  • Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove cake from the pan and let cool completely on a rack.