Lemon Glazed Greek Yogurt Pound Cake

I had a lot of yogurt in the refrigerator from all my shopping so I decided to try to make a few things with it.  My first stop was my pile of recipes to see what I could make with my Greek yogurt.  The final decision was pound cake.  I had a recipe that used sour cream so I figured that it would work great.  I really wanted to make a citrus one since I normally make one with cinnamon and sugar (which is also super yummy but very different).  I used lime flavored Greek yogurt but it didn't taste very lime flavored when cooked.

I pulled all of the ingredients out to make sure that I had enough.  I took out four yogurts but I ended up only using three.

I added the sugar to the mixing bowl.

Then mixed the butter into the sugar.

I added the eggs one at a time with the help of my son who helped me crack each egg and turned on the mixer until it was combined.

I measured the Greek yogurt into a measuring cup.

I mixed the dry ingredients into another measuring cup.

I added some of the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients.  Taking turns in between each to have them mix fully.  The batter was nice and thick when it was all done and I scooped out whatever was left in the other containers and mixed by hand.

I greased two loaf pans and my small loaf pan with the butter wrappers and evenly divided the batter.

The baked loaves and they came out looking perfect.  The cake was tender but still as sturdy as a pound cake.  I thought it tasted like a moister version of the Sara Lee Pound Cakes that come from the freezer section of the grocery store.

We might have eaten one and half loaves before I even got to making the glaze but the glaze took it from tasty to amazing.  I juiced my lemon (which already had the zest taken off to make my blueberry muffins).  The lemon was sitting in my fridge waiting for the next use since I already took off the zest.

 I mixed the juice with the rest of my bag of powdered sugar and some quick dissolve granulated sugar because I found two different recipes and decided to try both just to be on the safe side.  One recipe said to poke holes in the top of the bread and the other didn't mention it so I poke holes in half of the loaf and I don't think that it made a difference. 

The glaze didn't thicken at all but I put the loaf in a plastic container and poured it in just in case I needed to catch it all when it ran and it did.  I enjoyed the last loaf with lots of lemon glaze goodness because it soaked into all of the sides.

I hope that you make this sometimes soon.  I would be great topped with fresh fruit or served plain. I figure that with yogurt, you could make a case for breakfast too!! I can't wait to try a few different yogurt flavors to see how that changes the pound cake.

 Enjoy this slice before you make your own!  It is super tasty and I know that you will enjoy the moist goodness as well as the flavor.

Lemon Glazed Greek Yogurt Pound Cake

4 c all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 c sugar
1 c margarine
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla (optional)
2 c Greek yogurt
Juice from lemon
powdered sugar

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.  Set aside.  Beat 2 cups of sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.  Mix in vanilla.  Stir in flour mixture alternately with Greek yogurt, beating after each addition until smooth.

Pour into well greased loaf pans or bundt pan.  Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.  Makes 2 1/2 loaves or one bundt cake.

After cooled, mix juice of one lemon and powdered sugar to taste.  Pour over pound cake to glaze.

Shared at Saturday Night Fever on Yummy Healthy Easy
and Homemade Monday on Frugal by Choice