Lemon-Poppy Seed Pound Cake

Name: Lemon-Poppy Seed Pound Cake
Yield: One 9 by 5-inch Cake, Serving 8
Ingredients: 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter (2 sticks), plus 1 tablespoon, softened, for greasing pan; 1 1/2 cups, cake flour (6 ounces/170 grams), plus 1 tablespoon for dusting pan; 1/3 cup, poppy seeds; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1 1/4 cups, granulated sugar (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams); 2 tablespoons, grated lemon zest plus 2 teaspoons juice from 2 medium lemons; 4 , large eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/2 cup, granulated sugar; 1/4 cup, lemon juice, from 1 or 2 medium lemons

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2002

Although made from only a handful of ingredients, pound cake can be a finicky, disappointing dessert prone to disaster. We set out to construct a foolproof recipe.

SERVES One 9 by 5-inch Cake, Serving 8

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 1 hour cooling

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