Lemon Sour Cream Cake

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This moist and dense cake is made with sour cream, flavored with tart lemon zest, and topped with a sweet, lemony glaze. It will not last long in your house!

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter, at room temperature
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 large lemon, zested and juiced, divided
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan, such as a Bundt (R) pan.
2 Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
3 Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with sour cream, beating batter briefly after each addition. Stir in lemon zest and pour batter into the prepared pan.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely, about 1 hour.
5 Stir 3 teaspoons lemon juice, powdered sugar, and butter in a small bowl until a thick glaze forms. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.