Let Betty Crocker® Gluten Free yellow cake mix help you make a wonderful lemon pound cake.
More About This Recipe
- Who doesn’t love a bright and fresh lemon cake? This delightful recipe just so happens to be gluten-free (in case you need it), but even if you don’t eat a gluten-free diet, you’ll enjoy this gluten-free pound cake. Almond extract and fresh lemon peel take this cake to a new level, and cottage cheese is the secret ingredient that helps to keep the cake moist. A sprinkle of powdered sugar on top is an easy way to create a beautiful presentation when serving this to friends and family. Fun fact: Pound cake gets its name from the primary ingredients of one pound each butter, sugar and flour. Searching for some cake-making tips from the experts? Look no further!
Gluten-Free Lemon Pound Cake
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 40 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 box (15 oz) Betty Crocker™ Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix
- 1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Grated peel of 2 medium lemons (just the yellow part)
- Powdered sugar for top of cake, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Butter 9x5-inch loaf pan; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the dry cake mix.
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Step2In large bowl, beat butter and cottage cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in vanilla, almond extract and lemon peel. Beat in cake mix just until well mixed. Batter will be thick and slightly lumpy. Scoop it into pan, and spread evenly.
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Step3Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pan on wire rack.
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Step4Loosen sides of loaves from pan; remove from pan and place top side up on sire rack. Cool completely, about 3 hours before slicing. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
Nutrition
210
Calories
10g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
24g
Total Carbohydrate
11g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 210
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 31%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 22%
- Sodium
- 290mg
- 12%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 24g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 11g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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