lemon pecan pound cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• in a large bowl, cream butter and 2 cups confectioners' sugar until fluffy. beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. stir in flour and vanilla, then pecans and lemon peel. turn batter into greased 9 inch tube pan.
• bake at 325 degrees f (165 degrees c) for 40 to 45 minutes, or until done. cool. remove cake from pan, and invert serving plate.
• make glaze by mixing 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar with fresh lemon juice. drizzle over cake.