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Golden Pound Cake with Warm Lemon Sauce

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Ingredients
Cake
  • 1 1/4 cups Domino® Golden Sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
Sauce
  • 1/2 cup Domino® Golden Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Optional: 1 - 2 drops yellow food coloring
For serving
  • vanilla ice cream
  • 1 pint fresh blackberries
  • 8 to 10 mint sprigs, fresh, for garnish
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Instructions
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Prep Time: 20 minutes / Cook Time: 1 hour / Yields: 1 cake and 3/4 cup sauce

Cake
Step 1

Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan and dust with flour or line bottom and sides with parchment

Step 2

In a large bowl, beat sugar, butter and vanilla extract until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time; then, lemon juice and grated zest. In a separate bowl, sift or whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Beat into creamed mixture until smooth. Spread batter in loaf pan. Smooth the top with an offset spatula then tap loaf pan on the counter to get any air bubble out.

Step 3

Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Turn pan on its side for 15-20 minutes to cool then remove cake from pan and cool right side up on rack. Wrap in plastic wrap when completely cooled until ready to serve.

Sauce
Step 4

Whisk sugar and cornstarch together with water in small saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, then boil 3 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining ingredients; whisk until smooth and butter is melted. Add 1 -2 drops food coloring, if desired. Hold warm until ready to serve.

Step 5

To serve, slice pound cake. Top with ice cream and drizzle with warm lemon sauce. Sprinkle with blackberries and garnish with mint sprigs.

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