The Best Lemon Pound Cake Recipe with Claire Saffitz | Dessert Person

How to Make Lemon Pound Cake with Claire Saffitz | Dessert Person Claire Saffitz shares her perfect lemon pound cake recipe, a classic, bakery-style dessert that’s moist, tender, buttery, and packed with real lemon flavor. This lemon pound cake is made completely from scratch using simple pantry ingredients like butter, sugar, eggs, sour cream, and fresh lemon zest, then finished with a bright lemon glaze for the perfect balance of sweet and tangy. If you’re searching for the best lemon pound cake, a Claire Saffitz dessert recipe, or a foolproof pound cake that isn’t dry, this recipe delivers every time. The combination of milk and sour cream creates a soft crumb, while lemon zest and fresh lemon juice bring bold citrus flavor without bitterness. Perfect for brunch, dessert, holidays, or anytime baking at home, this is a classic lemon pound cake recipe you’ll come back to again and again. #poundcake #clairesaffitz #cake Lemon Pound Cake CAKE 1½ (195g) cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon baking powder ⅛ teaspoon baking soda 1½ sticks unsalted butter 1¼ cups sugar 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest 3 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ¼ cup milk ¼ cup sour cream GLAZE 1 cup powdered sugar ¼ cup lemon juice (2 oz / 57g) 1 tablespoon butter, melted ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:54 Ingredients & Special Equipment 02:49 How To Make Cake Batter 07:56 How To Make Lemon Pound Cake 14:18 How To Make Lemon Pound Cake Glaze 16:43 Lemon Pound Cake Taste 18:19 Cat cam What's for Dessert by Claire Saffitz is out now: https://geni.us/WjcIbfp Dessert Person Online: https://www.dessertperson.com/ Claire on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csaffitz/?h… Claire Merchandise: https://www.dessertperson.com/buystuff Penguin Random House Books: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/ Video Series: Producer/Director: Vincent Cross Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson Editor/Motion Graphics: Hal McFall Animation Credits: Character Designer/Animator/Backgrounds: Jack Sherry Character Rigger: Johara Dutton