Lady Bird's Lemon-Lime Pound Cake | Cooking Professionally

Lady Bird's Lemon-Lime Pound Cake | Cooking Professionally

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Do you know the sweet story behind former First Lady Claudia Johnson's nickname? When she was a baby, her nursemaid would say she was as "pretty as a ladybird" which eventually led to everyone...

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Ingredients

  • ***For the cake:***
  • shortening, to taste, for the pan
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup lemon-lime soft drink
  • candied lemons, optional, to taste, for garnish
  • ***For the glaze:***
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

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