Pound cakes got their name from the ingredients they require: 1 pound each of butter, sugar, flour, and eggs. Let me tell you, that’s a lot of butter. That’s 4 sticks, people. Four whole sticks of butter in one cake. That’s a lot. But if that sounds like a good time to you, this classic recipe is where it’s at!
I wanted to try something a bit different than a classic pound cake. Rather than strike out on my own, alter a recipe, and undoubtedly create a disaster, I consulted my library-borrowed copy of Gourmet. Success! (side note: the library is a great place to try out cookbooks before you buy them!)
This pound cake uses cake flour, instead of the traditional all purpose. Don’t have cake flour? Never fear! Joy the Baker to the rescue! You need all purpose flour and corn starch, and you can make your own cake flour.
So, find ye a copy of Gourmet and go to town! The recipe is simple, and yields a light, tasty pound cake, with just a hint of lemon in it. Top with strawberries or blueberries for an extra dose of awesome.
Balance and Blueberries 
i need to make a lemon pound cake. i pay $3 for a slice every day at work. that’s $15 alone in lemon pound cakes when i’m working, per week. and that’s only if i eat ONE SLICE!
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