Sweet apple cider gives this spiced up pound cake its personality.
2 sticks butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 1/4 cups sugar
6 big eggs
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup apple cider
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Beat butter and shortening at medium speed of electric mixer until soft and creamy. gradually add sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.
Combine flour and next 5 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with apple cider, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into a greased and floured tube or bundt pan.
Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Cool in pan for 15 minutes; remove and allow to cool completely. Drizzle with:
Warm Caramel Glaze
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 stick butter
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients in small saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium, and cook 10 minutes, stirring often. Drizzle over warm cake.
“A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece”~Ludwig Erhard
In Mama Joe's Shadow follows the day to day recipes, and the culinary journeys of Adele Forbes, an In-House Personal Cook. She has cooked for many different families over the last 30 years which has broadened her horizons and deepened her love for the art of good food. Be it her 'signature' dish of BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN, a stately LEMON BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE, or her SHEPHERD'S PIE A'LA MACARONI & CHEESE, she is always searching for a culinary masterpiece.
About Me
- juclucy
- I am a simple country girl who loves life and lives it to the fullest. I cook for one of the greatest families ever. Cooking is my passion and I consider it as well to be my gift.
No comments:
Post a Comment