Lemon-Mint Pound Cake with Strawberries

Name: Lemon-Mint Pound Cake with Strawberries
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 170 grams butter, softened; 300 grams confectioners sugar, divided; 3 eggs; 188 grams all-purpose flour; 11 grams loosely packed fresh mint leaves; 536 milliliters heavy whipping cream, divided; 283 grams jar lemon curd; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 946 grams fresh strawberries, sliced; 50 grams sugar

Lemon-Mint Pound Cake with Strawberries might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 545 calories. Head to the store and pick up strawberries, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place sugar and mint in a small food processor; cover and process until blended. Set aside.

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Sugar

Mint

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Food Processor

In a large bowl, cream butter and 1-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 4-1/2 teaspoons mint mixture.

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Powdered Sugar

Butter

Cream

Mint

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Bowl

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

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Egg

Add flour alternately with 1/4 cup of the cream. Stir in lemon juice and peel.

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Lemon Juice

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Pour into a greased and floured 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pan.

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Loaf Pan

Bake at 325° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Frying Pan

In a large bowl, beat remaining cream until it begins to thicken.

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Cream

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Bowl

Add 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon mint mixture; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in lemon curd; set aside.

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Powdered Sugar

Lemon Curd

Mint

In another bowl, combine strawberries with remaining mint mixture and confectioners' sugar. Slice cake; serve with strawberry mixture and lemon cream.

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Powdered Sugar

Strawberries