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Lemon Soaked Pound Cake

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 1-1/2 cups sugar

  • 5 eggs, room temperature

  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract

  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

  • 1/2 cup steeped herbal lemon tea

  • 1 cup sugar

  • Confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a Bundt cake pan and dust with flour. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Cream butter and 1-1/2 cups of sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add extract. On low speed, gradually beat in dry ingredients just until batter is evenly mixed. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40-50 minutes or until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

In the meantime, make syrup by combining juice, tea and remaining sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until the syrup thickens, at least 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and allow to cool.
Let cake cool in pan 10 minutes. Pierce flat side of cake all over with a toothpick. Slowly pour syrup over cake. Allow cake to cool completely in pan. When ready to serve, transfer to serving plate and dust with confectioners' sugar. Serves 12.

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