Pink Lemonade Pound Cake
A moist and tangy pound cake infused with pink lemonade flavor, perfect for a refreshing dessert or snack.
- Author: Zerina
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: 10-12 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
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- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Unsalted butter, softened
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Fresh lemon juice
- Pink lemonade concentrate
- Vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar (for glaze)
- Fresh lemon zest
- Optional: fresh raspberries or strawberries for garnish
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- Prepare your pan and preheat the oven — Grease and flour a loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mix dry ingredients — Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar — Beat softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and extracts — Add eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla and lemon juice.
- Incorporate dry ingredients and lemonade concentrate — Alternately add dry ingredients and pink lemonade concentrate to the batter, mixing until just combined.
- Bake the cake — Pour batter into the pan and bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Prepare the glaze — Mix powdered sugar, lemon zest, and a little pink lemonade concentrate to make a pourable glaze.
- Glaze the cake — Pour glaze over warm cake and let it soak in as the cake cools.
Notes
- Use fresh pink lemonade for best flavor.
- Add lemon zest for extra citrus punch.
- Store wrapped tightly to keep moist.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: pink lemonade cake, pound cake, citrus dessert, summer cake