Make-Ahead Lemon Pound Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze

Name: Make-Ahead Lemon Pound Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze
Ingredients: 3 cups, cake flour (12 ounces/340 grams); 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 2 1/2 cups, granulated sugar (17 1/2 ounces/496 grams); 2 tablespoons, grated lemon zest; 2 teaspoons, fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract; 8 , large eggs; 1 pound (454 grams), unsalted butter (4 sticks), melted; 1 1/2 cups, Confectioners' sugar (6 ounces/170 grams); 3 tablespoons, cream cheese, softened; 3 tablespoons, milk; 1 teaspoon, fresh lemon juice; Pinch, table salt

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Although made from only a handful of ingredients, pound cake can be a finicky, disappointing dessert prone to disaster.

SERVES 16 (Makes two 8 1/2 by 4 1/2-inch cakes)

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