Best Black Pepper Pound Cake Recipes

BLACK PEPPER POUND CAKE

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"I once had a recipe for this cake from the early 1900's but lost it, so I adapted my grandma's pound cake recipe," relates field editor Sue Gronholz from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 1h35m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups sugar
3 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
2 teaspoons lemon extract
6 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in pepper and extract. Add eggs, one at a time, beating very well after each addition. Add flour alternately with cream and mix well., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 70-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 414 calories, Fat 19g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 131mg cholesterol, Sodium 146mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (37g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

BLACK PEPPER POUND CAKE

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Make and share this Black Pepper Pound Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Lisa Lou Who

Categories Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 cake, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups sugar
3 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
2 teaspoons lemon extract
6 eggs
3 cups flour
1 cup heavy whipping cream
confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Steps:

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
Beat in pepper and extract.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating very well after each addition.
Add flour alternately with cream, mix well.
Pour into a greased and floured 10" fluted tube ban.
Bake at 325 for 70-75 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan and placing on a wire rack to cool completely.
Dust with confectioners sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 413.3, Fat 19.1, SaturatedFat 11.3, Cholesterol 130.2, Sodium 114.3, Carbohydrate 56.2, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 37.7, Protein 5.2

BLACK PEPPER POUND CAKE WITH CREAMY ALMOND GLAZE

BLACK PEPPER POUND CAKE with CREAMY ALMOND Glaze image

I know the name is different, but the flavor is AWESOME. You really cannot tell that there is pepper in this pound cake, and the creamy almond glaze add just the right taste and touch to the cake. I served this but did not tell my guest that there was black pepper in the cake, and no one even noticed, until I mentioned it. I got...

Provided by Rose Mary Mogan

Categories Cakes

Time 1h55m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 c butter softened
3 c granulated sugar
3 tsp coarsely ground black pepper(1 tablespoon)
2 tsp lemon extract
6 large eggs, room temperature
3 c all purpose flour
1 c heavy whipping cream
CREAMY ALMOND BUTTER GLAZE
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
2 tsp almond extrct
2 Tbsp milk
1/2 stick butter, softened

Steps:

1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 325 DEGREES F. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add black pepper, and extract and beat again.
2. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Add flour alternately with whipping cream. Mix well.
3. Pour into a greased & floured 10 inch tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 70 to 75 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar if desired, or add glaze as I have done.
4. CREAMY ALMOND BUTTER GLAZE: Mix all glaze ingredients together in small microvable bowl, then microwave 1 minute till butter melts. Remove and stir till thouroughly mixed. Drizzle glaze over cake, and along sides and let it drizzle down.
5. NOTE: This glaze is also good on cinnamon rolls. You can add chopped or sliced almonds to top of cake if desired.