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I started 2013 out right … eating dessert first. We had the traditional black eyed peas and fried cabbage, but before all of that, I had a slice of this Lemon Cream Cheese Pound Cake. It’s dense, creamy, a little sour, perfectly sweet and might I say all-around Zestuous.
I planted my lemon tree 8 ½ years ago. I didn’t know if it would grow in the deserts of Las Vegas, but I had to give it a shot. My husband and I prepared a raised bed with brick surround and filled it with fertile soil. We nestled 3 trees in the 12 foot by 4 foot area and planted gardenia on the surface.
But after a year, it was time for an Army move. We kept our home in Vegas, and thanks to my in-laws, the bed got a sprinkling of acidic fertilizer once or twice a year.
I moved back to the home every time my husband deployed, but I missed quite a few years of beautiful, fragrant summers when the blooms filled the garden. We almost always made it back for Christmas though when the fruit was ripe.
The first couple of years we were pleased when we had a bushel of fruit. Last year, I really hacked the tree. I don’t want it taller than my roof because I can’t reach the fruit, so I chopped a good 4-5 feet off it.
It’s the best thing I could have done to that tree. This year, we harvested around 300 lemons. They are soft, juicy and slightly sweet.
The time has come for us to move from this home. We’ll keep it and rent it, but I’ll let the tenants keep the bounty, and I’ll start a new grove. Our new home has a lot more land, and I have plans to prepare a Versailles-style Orangerie garden. It may be years before we reap the rewards, but after waiting 8 years for this harvest, I can attest…that it’s well worth the wait.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup cream cheese
- 2 ¾ cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 3 cups (440 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 4 lemons
- 1 lemon
- ½ cup sugar
Instructions
Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar together until thick and creamy.
Add eggs, one at a time.
Slowly add in flour, baking powder and salt. Then add juice of 4 lemons and zest of 1 lemon.
Butter a Bundt pan and pour the batter in the pan. Set on rimmed cookie sheet (just in case it overflows). Place in a cold oven.
Set the oven to 350 degrees and bake for one hour. Allow to cool for 10 minutes and turn out onto a cake platter.
In a small bowl, combine the juice of one lemon and ½ cup sugar.
Drizzle the cake with the lemon glaze and serve.
http://www.zestuous.com/2013/01/lemon-cream-cheese-pound-cake/
14 comments
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Sandra says:
April 16, 2013 at 17:32 (UTC -7)
Could you use bottled lemon juice instead?
zestuous says:
April 16, 2013 at 19:01 (UTC -7)
Absolutely Sandra. You can used bottled lemon juice or orange juice.
Lizzers says:
February 16, 2013 at 16:48 (UTC -7)
Hully Gee!! I love lemon pound cake and now i came make it my self!! my brothers will LOVE me that much more!! lol =) i should grow a lemon tree, sounds like sweet – i guess it wouldn’t grow in NW Arkansas though…=((
zestuous says:
February 17, 2013 at 12:47 (UTC -7)
I’m not sure if they would grow in Arkansas or not. Worth a shot! Enjoy!
nettie moore says:
January 29, 2013 at 16:36 (UTC -7)
So excited to find your recipe, my girlfriend just mailed me 12 Meyer Lemons from La to Maine, making this tomorrow! Nettie
zestuous says:
February 17, 2013 at 12:47 (UTC -7)
Aren’t you lucky. I hope it turned out great for you.
Michele says:
January 27, 2013 at 10:29 (UTC -7)
love, Love, LOVE this, Christie! This is soooooo not just another pound cake recipe, and I oughta know… I have a bazillion of ‘em! This one rocks
xoxo
zestuous says:
February 17, 2013 at 12:48 (UTC -7)
Thanks Michele
Ally says:
January 25, 2013 at 10:20 (UTC -7)
YES! I’m making!! xo
zestuous says:
February 17, 2013 at 12:49 (UTC -7)
Thanks doll!
Katherine says:
January 12, 2013 at 21:28 (UTC -7)
Just made it followed ur recipe. I baked for one hours the inside is still runny.
zestuous says:
February 17, 2013 at 12:49 (UTC -7)
Katherine, I’m sorry it didn’t turn out. You might want to check your oven temperature. You can purchase an oven thermometer from Bed Bath and Beyond and it will tell you if your oven is reaching the right temp.
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says:
January 3, 2013 at 09:30 (UTC -7)
Two of my favorite things: pound cake and lemons! Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe and Happy New Year Christie!
zestuous says:
February 17, 2013 at 12:49 (UTC -7)
You’re welcome Carrie. Happy New Year to you too.
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