Pound Cake with Strawberry Glaze

Steps to make

1. 1

   Preheat oven

   5 min

   Preheat oven to 350 °F.

2. 2

   Combine wet ingredients

   2 min
   

   In a large bowl combine 2 cups sugar, oil and butter and beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy.

4. 3

   Add eggs

   3 min
   

   While still beating, add the eggs until combined.

5. 4

   Add flavor

   2 min
   

   Add the vanilla, lemon rind and 2 tablespoons lemon juice and stir well.

6. 5

   Combine dry ingredients

   3 min
   

   In a bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

7. 6

   Combine sour cream and milk

   2 min
   

   In a separate bowl, combine the sour cream and milk.

8. 7

   Mix all ingredients

   3 min
   

   Combine the flour mixture and sour cream mixture alternating with the wet ingredients mixture, beginning and ending with the flour.

9. 8

   Prepare cake

   2 min
   

   Pour the batter into a 10-cup Bundt pan greased with baking spray.

10. 9

    Bake cake

    55 min
    

    Bake cake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

11. 10

    Cool

    15 min
    

    Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing from the pan to cool completely on a wire rack.

12. 11

    Prepare the strawberry glaze

    3 min
    

    In a saucepan, combine the strawberries, ⅓ cup corn starch, lemon juice and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook for a further 3 minutes until thickened.

13. 12

    Serve

    

    Strain the glaze through a sieve discarding the solids and drizzle over the pound cake, to serve.