Pound cake mix

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cake mix in a jar, lemon pound cake, loaf cake mix, pound cake mix

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 5

Servings 1 loaf

A jar mix of flour, sugar, baking powder, milk powder and lemon zest powder. Add eggs, melted butter and milk to bake one loaf, then top with an optional lemon glaze.

Ingredients

Dry mix (for the jar)

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp kosher salt
⅓ cup dry milk powder
2 Tbsp lemon zest powder (or fresh zest added at baking time)

Add when baking

3 large eggs
¾ cup melted butter (or oil)
¾ cup milk (or buttermilk for extra tang)
1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

Optional glaze

1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbsp lemon juice

Directions

Stir the dry mix together in the jar.
To bake: heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a standard loaf pan.
Whisk the dry mix in a large bowl, stir in the wet ingredients until smooth, and pour into the pan.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Cool completely.
Once cooled, drizzle with the glaze if you like.

Nutrition

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, as cooked, 1 servings from the whole mix with 3 large eggs, ¾ cup melted butter (or oil), ¾ cup milk (or buttermilk for extra tang), 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional); ⅓ cup dry milk powder counted as nonfat dry milk, ¾ cup melted butter (the first choice counted), ¾ cup milk (the first choice counted). Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.