• Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with butter and then sprinkle flour over the butter.
• Using a stand (or hand) mixer with a paddle attachment, mix together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and butter in a large bowl. Crack one egg into a measuring cup and then add enough milk only until it reaches the 1 cup line. Use a whisk to combine the two. Then stir and beat into the flour mixture at medium speed. The mixture will look crumbly. {If using a stand mixer start on the lowest speed or your flour will go everywhere}

  Then beat in the vanilla, zest of two lemons, and the freshly squeezed juice of 1½ lemons at medium to medium high speed. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake at 350° F for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 min - or until a wooden pick inserted into the middle of the cake, comes out clean and dry. * It's ok if you have a few moist crumbs on the pick but bake times may vary based on your oven and environment.

  Allow the cake to cool for 1 hour on a wire cooling rack.
• Once cooled, gently remove from the loaf pan and cut into individual slices or bite-sized squares. Drizzle with lemon glaze or top with fresh strawberries and homemade whipped cream.

Lemon Glaze - Optional

• Whisk together in a medium bowl and then slowly drizzle over the top of the pound cake.

Homemade Whipped Cream

• Chill your mixing bowl and whisk attachment for 30 minutes to an hour prior to mixing the whipped cream (the colder it is the more stabilized the whipped cream will be). Using a stand (or electric hand mixer) mixer with the whisk attachment, whisk together all of the ingredients at low speed. As the volume of the mixture begins to expand, increase the speed to medium-high. Whisk until stiff peaks form; about 90 seconds. Do not overmix.

  NOTE: If you do happen to overmix, you can add about ½ tablespoon of heavy whipping cream at a time, while whisking, until stiff peaks form again.

  Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 hours when you're ready to use.