Buttercream Pound Cake

Name: Buttercream Pound Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 lb. (2 cups) butter, softened (do not use margarine); 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 6 eggs; 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 (12 1/2-oz.) can poppy seed filling; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice or milk

Prep time:30 min
Total time:2 hr 55 min
Ingredients:10
Servings:16
Calories per serving:520

By Pillsbury Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 12/02/2005

Buttercream Pound Cake

Prep time:30 min
Total time:2 hr 55 min
Ingredients:10
Servings:16
Calories per serving:520

Bake OffBake-Off® Contest 19, 1968. Phyllis Lidert. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Bake-Of

Phyllis Lidert

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Bake Off

Bake-Off® Contest 19, 1968

Bake-Of

Swirls of poppy seed add interest to this lemon pound cake. This recipe originally used a dry frosting mix that is no longer available. Our updated version has the delicious buttery flavor of the original recipe.

Buttercream Pound Cake

Prep time:30 min
Total time:2 hr 55 min
Ingredients:10
Servings:16
Calories per serving:520

Ingredient

Cake

1 lb. (2 cups) butter, softened (do not use margarine)
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
6 eggs
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
3 tablespoons lemon juice
4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 (12 1/2-oz.) can poppy seed filling

Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice or milk

Instructions

Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F. Beat butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, beating until well combined. At medium speed, add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon peel and 3 tablespoons lemon juice. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. At low speed, gradually beat in flour and baking powder; blend well.

Step 2
In medium bowl, combine 3 cups batter with poppy seed filling; blend well. Spread half of plain batter in bottom of ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Alternately add spoonfuls of poppy seed batter and remaining plain batter.

Step 3
Bake at 350°F. for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.

Step 4
In small bowl, combine glaze ingredients, adding enough lemon juice for desired drizzling consistency; blend until smooth. Drizzle over cake.

Nutrition Facts

Calories
520
Total Fat
27g
Protein
7g
Total Carbohydrate
62g
Sugars
36g

Servings: 16

Serving Size: 1/16 of Recipe

Amount Per Serving Calories : 520

Nutrition Facts
Food Component / Nutrient	Amount	% , Daily Value*
Total Fat	27g	42%
Saturated Fat	15g	75%
Cholesterol	140mg	47%
Sodium	360mg	15%
Total Carbohydrate	62g	21%
Dietary Fiber	3g	12%
Sugars	36g	% Value Not Available
Protein	7g	% Value Not Available
Calcium	Value Not Available	15%
Iron	Value Not Available	15%
Vitamin A	Value Not Available	20%
Vitamin C	Value Not Available	2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Exchanges

Starch 2,
Fruit 2,
Fat 5&½

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Nutrition Facts

Food Component / Nutrient

Amount

% , Daily Value*

Total Fat

27g

42%

Saturated Fat

15g

75%

Cholesterol

140mg

47%

Sodium

360mg

15%

Total Carbohydrate

62g

21%

Dietary Fiber

12%

Sugars

36g

% Value Not Available

Protein

% Value Not Available

Calcium

Value Not Available

15%

Iron

Value Not Available

15%

Vitamin A

Value Not Available

20%

Vitamin C

Value Not Available

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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Buttercream Pound Cake

Buttercream Pound Cake

Bake-Off® Contest 19, 1968

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