# Single Serve Lemon Pound Cake

This is a recipe for a single-serve lemon pound cake, known for its soft texture, intense lemon flavor from both zest and juice, and a simple three-ingredient lemon glaze.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2.5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2.5 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 0.125 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.25 teaspoon lemon zest
- 0.5 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.125 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 0.5 tablespoon lemon juice for glaze
- 1 teaspoon heavy cream or milk

## Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a large ramekin with butter.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar using a fork or rubber spatula.
3. Mix in the egg yolk and vanilla extract until combined.
4. Mix in the lemon juice and lemon zest.
5. Mix in the sour cream.
6. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and stir until just combined.
7. Pour the thick batter into the greased ramekin and spread it into an even layer.
8. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, adjusting for ramekin size, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
9. While the cake cools slightly, mix together the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and heavy cream or milk for the icing.
10. Remove the pound cake from the ramekin while still warm.
11. Pour the icing over the warm pound cake.

## Equipment

- large ramekin
- medium bowl
- fork
- rubber spatula
- toothpick

## Tips

- For more lemon flavor, increase lemon zest to 1/2 teaspoon.
- Do not overmix the batter.
- Adjust powdered sugar and milk/lemon juice for desired glaze consistency.
- Remove the pound cake from the ramekin while still warm to make it easier to pop out.
- The batter will be thick.
- The mixture may look curdled before adding flour, which is normal.
- The pound cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with only a few moist crumbs (no wet batter).

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-07-04

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