Monday, February 06, 2006
Chef Mrs. TSB...
Guess what I am doing today? Nope! Guess again. No way! Okay, game over, I'll tell ya! I am making the best damn pound cake..ever! I have a friend that is having a birthday today and she loves this cake, and being the nice friend I am...She's gonna get it! I love finding recipes..easy ones. If yall want to share your favorite recipe...drop a comment!FIVE-FLAVOR POUND CAKE
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 and 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon rum flavoring
1 teaspoon coconut flavoring
Glaze (recipe follows)
Cream butter and shortening;gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer (I recommend this one) Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix after each addition. Stir in flavorings. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 325 for 1hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool on wire rack.
Spoon hot glaze over warm cake. Cool completely.
GLAZE
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; add almond extract.
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1 Comments:
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had this to say:
ohhhhhhh that sounds so yummy.... I want it!!!
- 8:11 PM
