Moist Lemon Cake Recipe

Name: Moist Lemon Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ tsp baking powder; 1 Tbsp lemon zest; ½ tsp salt; ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature ); 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs (room temperature); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 Tbsp lemon juice (about 1/2 lemon); ½ cup buttermilk (see below for substitution); ¼ cup lemon juice (about 1 lemon); 3 Tbsp powdered sugar; 1 cup powdered sugar (sifted ); 1 ½ Tbsp lemon juice; 1 Tbsp milk

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:45min

This moist Lemon Cake Recipe is fluffy, tangy and so easy to make from scratch! Every bite of this supremely moist pound cake is bursting with lemon flavor. If you like the Starbucks Lemon Loaf then you'll love this homemade lemon pound cake!

Updated at: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:26:06 GMT