, Sep 13. 2025, 22:28
Yeah, I was in the mood for some Lemon goodness, and Pound Caking it seemed exactly the way to go about it. I wanted to try something different, and pair Sobucky's stellar Lemon Pound Cake with Sterling Cloud's Pound Cake which added a nice smooth, almost cupcakey-ness to the party. I layered in some FLV Vanilla Pudding to bridge the two, and boost the vanilla note up just a pinch. I also went with the 1-2 punch of SC's Buttercream, and FLV's Frosting for the topping. The lemon in SSA's Lemon Pound Cake is good, BUT, who couldn't use a little PUNCH on the finish, so Medicine Flower's OG Lemon added the sparkle, and CAP's Zesty Lemon added some zest and citrus oil notes.
I bumped up the carrier from my normal 70/30 to 80/20, and let it steep for a week to meld and take shape. I fought the urge to add in some VTA Butter Base, but may tweak that later. I had originally added 0.5 FW Sweetener, but in hindsight, it didn't really need it. You could always put it back in if your sweet tooth wasn't satisfied. Landed at 9.25%.
Sterling Cloud Pound Cake (APEX)
https://www.apexflavors.com/Baking/Baking-Flavor-Categories/SweetBrown~438/pound-cake-extract-flavor-natural-baking~507
Medicine Flower Lemon (Silver)
https://www.goodearthbeauty.com/collections/flavor-extracts/products/flavor-extract-lemon-pure-extract-silver
Capella Zesty Lemon:
https://nomnomz.co.uk/products/zesty-lemon-capella?variant=47537912873268
After posting this recipe, and then seeing @Lukeloop's comment on the VCC, I remembered HE had made a Lemon Pound Cake RIGHT when Sobucky released the flavor in 2023. And it WAS very good. I had forgotten about it, and how similar mine was to his. Unintentional, but none the less, make sure to check out Luke's OG 2023 Lemon Pound Cake here .........
https://vceliquidrecipes.com/recipe/43940