Yellow Cake Recipes From Scratch

I’m going to share one of my favorite yellow cake recipes from scratch. This lemon pound cake features rich bold tangy flavor and is topped off with lemon icing.

Yellow Cake Recipes from Scratch – Ingredients:

1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
5 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon lemon extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sour cream

Yellow Cake Recipes from Scratch – Icing:

1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

Yellow Cake Recipes from Scratch – Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

After preheating grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan. Grease and flour are very important in yellow cake recipes from scratch.

Yellow Cake Recipes From Scratch

Inside a large bowl, add cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, approx. five minutes. Include the eggs, individually, beating well after each addition. Stir in fresh lemon juice, lemon peel and extract.

In a second bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternating with sour cream. Beat until a uniform mixture. Pour into tube pan.

Simply bake for 55 – 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. It’s wise to cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. The most important step in yellow cake recipes from scratch follows.

The Icing

In a small bowl, mix the sour cream and butter until blended together. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar. Beat and mix in lemon juice and lemon peel. Slowly drizzle over the top of the cake.

That’s all there is to it. Simply follow these instructions and you will make lovely yellow cake recipes from scratch. We also recommend you try our chocolate cake recipe from scratch and the delectable and soft white cake recipes from scratch.

Yellow Cake Recipes From Scratch