Lemon Pound Cake with Icing

This dense and citrusy Lemon Pound Cake melts in your mouth! It's an easy recipe to make, with a simple icing for extra sweetness.

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Gather all of your ingredients before getting started to save some time.

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Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.

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Add butter and mix until light and fluffy.

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Add eggs one at a time.

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Then mix in the sour cream, lemon juice and vanilla extract.

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Now add flour mixture to the wet ingredients...

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...Mix until just combined.

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Transfer batter to the loaf pan.

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Cool the loaf and whisk together the glaze ingredients.

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Slice and serve!

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