Best Pink Lemonade Pound Cake Recipe - How To Make Pink Pound Cake

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 1/2 (300 g.) granulated sugar
• 1 c. (2 sticks; 225 g.) butter, room temperature
• 2 tbsp. finely grated lemon zest
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 3/4 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 2 c. (240 g.) all-purpose flour
• 3/4 (175 ml.) whole milk
• 1/2 c. fresh lemon juice (from about 3 large lemons), divided
• 12 (or more) drops pink or magenta gel food coloring
• 2 c. (450 g.) powdered sugar