lemon curd pound cake

cake
1 cup butter softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract

lemon curd
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoon butter melted
2 teaspoons grated lemond rind
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 large egg lightly beaten

beat buter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. gradually add sugar beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until the yellow yolk disappears

sift together flour, baking powder and salt add to butter mixture alternately withmilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. beat batter at low speed just until blended after each addition. stir in vanillla and lemon extract. pour batter into a greased and floured 12 cup tube pan

bake at 325 for 1 hour and 30 min or until a long wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean cool in pan on wire rack 10 15 min remove from pan carefully brush lemon curd over top and sides of cak cool completely on wire rack

makes 10-12 servings

lemon curd
stir together first 4 ing in a smallheavy saucepan addd egg sirring until blended

cook mixter stirring constantly over low heat 10 -12 min or until mixture thickens slightly cooked mixture will bave a thickness similar to unwhipped whipping cream and begins to bubble aroung the edges remove from heat brush ummediatly ove cake because mixture will continue to thicken as it cools

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DBAILEY0438.