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Lemon Pound Cake

  Serves 1 pound cake Preparation Time 25 min Cooking Time 55 min Cooking Vessel Size Bundt cake pan Ingredients 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1  2 / 3  cup sugar 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest 1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 5 eggs 2 cups unbleached flour + 1 teaspoon salt, sifted Instructions Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F. Butter and flour a bundt pan. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric beater until the mixture is pale and creamy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until just combined after each addition. Fold in the flour and salt mixture in 2 batches, mixing after each addition until well combined. Be careful not to over mix. Spoon the batter into the bundt pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a skewer poked into the cake comes out clean. Cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil if the crust browns too...