Lemon Pound Cake with Mint Berries and Cream Recipe

Entry #3380, April 2, 2014

Don’t you love springtime dessert recipes? Who wouldn’t be tempted with this mouth-watering, sweet-temptation cake? The Lemon Pound Cake with Mint Berries and Cream is a scrumptious treat for dessert. This will definitely satisfy your sweet cravings. It’s a perfect recipe for people who wanted to bake an easy to prepare and quick to bake cake for the whole family.

Lemon Pound Cake with Mint Berries and Cream

Lemon pound cake with mint berries and cream recipe

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Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup loosely packed mint leaves
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar, divided
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups whipping cream, divided
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 (12-ounce) jar lemon curd
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced
• Garnish: fresh mint sprigs

Procedure

1. Process sugar and mint leaves in a food processor until blended.
2. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy; gradually add 1 1/2 tablespoons mint mixture and 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Add flour alternately with 1/2 cup whipping cream, beginning and ending with flour. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in lemon rind and lemon juice. Pour batter into an 8 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch greased and floured loaf pan.
3. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool on wire rack.
4. Beat remaining 2 cups whipping cream, 1/4 cup powdered sugar, and 1 tablespoon mint mixture at medium speed with electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold in lemon curd.
5. Stir together remaining mint mixture, remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar, and strawberries.
6. Serve pound cake with lemon cream and strawberries. Garnish, if desired.

Try serving this delicious lemon pound cake recipe as a triffle

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The whole procedure should yield at least 8 slices of Lemon Pound Cake with Mint Berries and Cream cake. It’s an all-occasion cake recipe that everybody will surely love.  

This recipe will be a perfect addition to your springtime entertaining!

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