Lightened Up - Lemon Pound Cake

This moist, lightened up lemon pound cake is bursting with lemon flavor and topped with a sweet lemon glaze. Each slices contains fewer calories using Truvia Baking Blend. 

Happy Hump Day everyone! I've been doing pretty well at keeping my New Years resolutions of making healthier recipe changes. As a Truvia Ambassador the last couple of months I've been sharing recipes using their baking blend. I can honestly say I have fallen in love!

If you're not familiar with their baking blend it's a mix of  Truvía^® natural sweetener and sugar. It bakes and browns like sugar, has a sugar-like taste and texture in recipes, but with 75% fewer calories per serving. You have to love that? 

 Lately when I've been baking I find myself automatically reaching for their baking blend. This is a good thing for me, because it means that I've finally made one more positive change in my cooking and baking routine.

 

So, today I want to share with you my take on a reduced - sugar version of a Luscious Lemon Pound Cake. I was so shocked at the result, because there wasn't a sugar substitute after taste.

Move over Sara Lee, because this pound cake looks and taste just like the real deal. I
couldn't believe how great it was after I took the first bite.

My daughter Mackenzie loves lemon bread, so when she told me it was good I knew it was.
 I always say if you want honesty just ask your child. Kids are so funny that way.

This lemony pound cake gets better and better as it sits. I can't wait to make a few different pound cake variations. I love that I can still enjoy my favorite sweets and treats by using Truvia's baking blend. 

I have included a few step by step photos of the baking process. It's a pretty straight forward recipe, and there isn't any complicated ingredients.

In a large bowl, stir together the cake flour, baking powder and salt. Add alternately with the milk to the egg mixture. Beating just until combined after each addition.

Grease and lightly flour a 9 x x5 inch loaf pan. Use cake flour. 

Add the batter to prepared pan and bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Remove from oven and let the pound cake sit in the loaf pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife between the pound cake and the pan and remove to a baking rack to cool completely. 

The lemon glaze is optional, but if do choose to add one you can easily make powdered sugar using Truvia baking blend. 

  

Recipes can easily be converted by simply using half as much Truvia baking blend as you would sugar, it's as easy as that. For more resources visit www.truvia.com online for product information and recipes. You can also connect with Truvia on Facebook, Twitter or visit Truvia on Pinterest .

Disclosure: I'm part of the Truvia Honestly Sweet Baking Bloggers. I was compensated for my time and efforts in creating this post. As always, the opinions stated above are entirely my own.