Lemon Ginger Pound Cake
Lately I have been craving a break from the hustle and bustle from everyday life. I’m craving something easy. Something rustic. Something straightforward. Nothing fussy or complicated. But instead something simple and unadulterated.
Enter this cake.
As much as this chica loves extravagant cakes with huge dollops of frosting and fancy fillings, sometimes I just want a slice of plain.old.naked.cake. A cake where I can quickly put together a batter, dump it all into one pan, bake, cool and enjoy.
Such is the case with this beauty of a bundt. Now just because it’s plain that doesn’t mean it’s boring, as this cake gets great flavor from lemon and ginger. Nothing too super zesty or spicy but instead, in this chica’s humble opinion, just right.
Bake this cake for yourself and then sit back, relax and enjoy the simpler things in life.
Lemon Ginger Pound Cake
Ingredients:
2-2/3 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
3 large eggs
3 large egg yolks
3/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons strained lemon juice
3 tablespoons finely minced fresh gingerDirections:
Set a rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 325 degrees.
In bowl of electric mixer, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add butter and beat the mixture on low speed with paddle attachment until mixture is a smooth, heavy paste, 1 to 2 minutes.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, milk, lemon zest, lemon juice and ginger. On medium speed, beat about 1/3 of egg mixture into flour and butter mixture. Beat 1 minute. Stop and scrape bowl and beater. Add half of remaining egg mixture and beat for 2 minutes. Repeat with other half.
Remove bowl from mixer and use large rubber spatula to give batter a final mixing. Scrape the batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
Bake cake until it is well risen and firm and a toothpick or a small thin knife inserted midway between the sides of the pan and the central tube emerges dry, about 1 hour. Cool cake in pan for 5 minutes, then invert a rack over it. Invert and lift off the pan. Cook the cake completely on the rack.
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food librarian — May 12, 2011 @ 12:55 am
Whoo hoo! It’s a Bundt. It has ginger and lemon. I’m in heaven!!!! Love it!!
Eliana replied: — May 13th, 2011 @ 7:32 am
I thought you would like it. It has Mary written all over it!
The Duo Dishes — May 12, 2011 @ 1:26 am
Had a bundt cake ‘disaster’ just a couple of weeks ago. ha! In spite of that, you’re right. A simple cake is just as great as a fancy one.
Rosa — May 12, 2011 @ 1:29 am
A fabulous combo, yummy!
Cheers,
Rosa
Joanne — May 12, 2011 @ 7:10 am
Naked? Did someone say naked?
Oh naked CAKE. Well, that’s probably for the best. Especially lemon and ginger naked cake. SOOO good.
A Plum By Any Other Name — May 12, 2011 @ 7:42 am
I also love the beauty of a naked bundt. (Wow, should I really say things like that?!) Great idea to give it a little gingered boost!
jenna — May 12, 2011 @ 9:55 am
Candied or fresh ginger? I love any kind of pound cake any time!
Eliana replied: — May 13th, 2011 @ 7:32 am
Jenna – fresh ginger.
CookiePie — May 12, 2011 @ 9:59 am
Beautiful and perfect! I agree, sometimes you just need a nice slice of naked cake. And lemon + ginger — fantastic! Lovely.
Celia — May 12, 2011 @ 10:31 am
Ginger is pretty much my fave baking ingredient…and lemon always makes it really pop. Great recipe!
Brian @ A Thought For Food — May 12, 2011 @ 10:47 pm
Now doesn’t this look wonderful. Seeing that ginger is one of my favorite ingredients, this cake is right up my alley.
Katrina — May 12, 2011 @ 11:13 pm
Mmm, that sounds like a great combo and such a pretty, perfect cake!
Spike — May 13, 2011 @ 5:07 pm
love just a plain old cake and yours looks perfect. I convince myself that plain cakes are good breakfast foods!
Sanura @ MyLifeRunsOnFood.com — May 13, 2011 @ 10:02 pm
Lovely flavor! I can see this cake with an afternoon tea.
Kerstin — May 14, 2011 @ 2:27 pm
Mmm, this looks just perfect – eating a slice would definitely make my day
vanillasugarblog — May 14, 2011 @ 7:14 pm
girlfriend i love this cake.
can we get a glaze on their mami?
un poco de limón glaseado vamos!
hannah@ bake five! — May 15, 2011 @ 11:45 am
can I just say that the name speaks so much for itself? (:
Julie — May 15, 2011 @ 3:56 pm
Yum! Nothing better than a pound cake!
Lori — May 16, 2011 @ 10:15 pm
There is nothing better than a simple pound cake, but this one looks anything but simple with all those flavors. I love the ginger lemon combination.
Bridgett — May 17, 2011 @ 1:57 pm
Simple is always tasty and this looks fabulous.
Monique — May 17, 2011 @ 3:20 pm
::comes running with plate:: ami too late? is there anymore left??
Even though i ate my WEIGHT in food over the weekened in Cali i could still use some of this fluffy lovin in my life!
Barbara — May 19, 2011 @ 3:30 pm
This cake is anything but naked, Eliana! It’s sublime. Ginger and lemon is one of my favorite combos. I am definitely going to give this a whirl!
Christy — May 19, 2011 @ 4:44 pm
I couldn’t agree more, good ol’ simple cakes (or naked as you call it) are the best! Ginger and lemon, I love the zesty sound of the cake already and it looks great too
Forget about fancy icing/frosting when you have cakes like these 
RSA Now — May 22, 2011 @ 5:32 pm
That’s absolute perfection right there! Delicious