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Lemon-Butter Pound Cake Bars

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Feb 4, 2008
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Whip up a pan of delicious lemon bars in a saucepan. No mixer is needed.

Lemon-Butter Pound Cake Bars

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 2 hr 10 min
  • Servings 48
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

Bars

  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ self-rising flour
  • 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice

Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining bar ingredients in order listed, mixing well after each addition. Spread batter in pan.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool in pan on cooling rack 10 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    While bars are cooling, in small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over warm bars. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.

Nutrition

100 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
15g Total Carbohydrate
11g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4 1/2g
7%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
13%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
30mg
9%
Sodium
100mg
4%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
15g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
11g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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