Bread Machine Lemon Pound Cake

This bread machine lemon pound cake smells amazing when it’s baking, and tastes just as good. It gets a double dose of lemony goodness from the lemon juice and lemon zest called for in the recipe, and is everything a pound cake should be – rich and buttery, with a dense texture, a tender crumb and the perfect brown crust. Add the lemon glaze, after the pound cake has cooled, to take the lemon flavor over the top.

Bread Machine Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

This recipe was developed for a 2-lb bread machine.

Ingredients:

For the Lemon Pound Cake:

• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted (and cooled)
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest

For the Lemon Glaze:

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

You can use fresh lemon juice and zest in this recipe, but bottled lemon juice and dried lemon peel will work just as well.

If you’re looking for a bread machine recommendation, I own a Zojirushi Home Bakery Virtuoso® Breadmaker, and love it.

What You Do:

Add the cake ingredients to your bread machine in the order the manufacturer recommends, or in the order listed in the above ingredient list.

Select the setting on your bread machine for non-yeasted breads. That’s the “cake” setting on my Zojirushi. Refer to the manual that came with your bread maker, if you aren’t sure which one to use, or refer to this chart:

Bread Machine Settings for Cakes & No-Yeast Breads
Model	Setting
Breadman 2 lb Professional Bread Maker (BK1050S)	Quick Bread
Breville the Custom Loaf (BBM800XL)	Yeast Free
Cuisinart 2 lb Bread Maker (CBK-100)	Cake
Cuisinart 2 lb Convection Bread Maker (CBK-110)	Cake
Cuisinart Compact Automatic Bread Maker (CBK-200)	Quick Bread/Cake
Frigidaire ERM100 – Cake	Cake
Hamilton Beach HomeBaker Bread Maker (29882)	Cake
Hamilton Beach Artisan Bread Maker (29888)	Quick Bread
Oster 2 lb. Expressbake Breadmaker	Sweet
Westbend High-rise Bread Maker	Quick
Zojirushi Home Bakery Supreme (BB-CEC20)	Cake
Zojirushi Home Bakery Virtuoso (BB-PAC20)	Cake
Zojirushi Home Bakery Virtuoso Plus (BB-PDC20)	Cake

If your machine has a crust setting, select “medium”.

Then, hit “start.”

When you hear the “add ingredients” beep, open the lid, and scrape down the sides of the pan with a rubber spatula, to incorporate any flour that hasn’t gotten mixed in. Then, close the lid, and allow the bread maker to continue.

When the cake is done baking, carefully remove the pan from the bread machine with pot holders. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes. Then, turn it out on a cooling rack, and allow it to cool completely.

While you’re waiting for your cake to cool, make the lemon glaze, by stirring the powdered sugar and lemon juice together, until you achieve a smooth, lump-free consistency.

Drizzle the glaze over the pound cake. Slice, and serve immediately, or wait for the glaze to harden, before serving. It’s delicious either way.

Cover any leftover pound cake, and store it at room temperature. It should keep for 4-5 days. This lemon pound cake also freezes well. Just wrap it up tight, and pop it in the freezer.

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