HOLIDAY POUND CAKE
This cake is attractive and it tastes good, too. I'm always asked for the recipe. -Nancy Reichert, Thomasville, Georgia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h25m
Yield 12-16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Sift flour together with baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Fold in cherries and 1/2 cup nuts. Sprinkle remaining nuts into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Pour batter into pan. Bake at 325° for about 70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 5 minutes on wire rack before removing from pan. Cool thoroughly. Make a glaze with confectioners' sugar and milk; drizzle over cake. Garnish top with cherries and pecans if desired.
Nutrition Facts :
HOLIDAY FRUIT-FILLED POUND CAKE
Unlike traditional fruitcakes, which are usually soaked in liquor and can be prepared weeks in advance, this version is best eaten within five days of baking.
Provided by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
Categories Cake Liqueur Food Processor Mixer Egg Dessert Bake Christmas New Year's Day Cranberry Currant Raisin Apricot Almond Brandy Fall Winter Jam or Jelly Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat brandy in a 1-quart saucepan over low heat until warm, then remove from heat and stir in dried fruit. Cover and let stand 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325°F with rack in middle. Invert bottom of springform pan and lock on side. Generously butter pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
- Finely grind 3/4 cup almonds with 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor, then whisk together with flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Beat butter and remaining 3/4 cup sugar with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition (batter will appear curdled), then add vanilla, zest, and fruit with brandy and beat until thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes.
- At low speed, mix in flour mixture until incorporated. Spoon batter into pan, smoothing it, and top with remaining 1/3 cup almonds.
- Bake until a long wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours. Run a thin metal spatula around side of cake, then cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt marmalade with liqueur in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring, then strain glaze through a sieve into a small bowl, discarding solids.
- Loosen side of cake with thin metal spatula again, then remove side of pan and loosen bottom of cake. Transfer cake from pan to rack and brush glaze over top of cake.
- Cool cake completely, about 3 hours.
FRENCH HOLIDAY FRUIT POUND CAKE
This is a variation on a classic French pound cake, in which olive oil is used instead of butter for a light, fresh flavor. The cake is delicious on it's own, and even better with a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Great for breakfast with coffee or tea! Recipe posted in Saveur -tweaked by me.
Provided by Pat Duran
Categories Fruit Breakfast
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350^. Butter and flour or spray the spring form pan. With an electric mixer, beat the olive oil,alternately with the(first remove 2 T. sugar and set aside) remaining sugar, until the oil has been absorbed. Beat on high until fluffy. Add egg yolks and continue beating to blend well. Slowly add flour,mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla and almond, if using, and stir to combine. Set mixture aside. --- Add salt to egg whites and beat to soft peaks. sprinkle the reserved 2 T. sugar over whites and beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter until well combined. --- Pour half the batter into the prepared pan. Distribute about 3/4 of the chopped fruit over the batter, then top with remaining batter. Now sprinkle remainder of fruit over top of batter and Bake in oven for about 45 minutes or until cake is golden brown and the sides are pulled away from the pan and a toothpick tests clean. Remove to wire rack and let cool , before removing from pan.
HOLIDAY POUND CAKE
This is a little lighter and tastier than the traditional fruit cake. This cake from a very old cook book of my grandmother's.
Provided by Karen..
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 2 loaves
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cream shortening and add the sugar slowly, beating in well.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add vanilla and add the sifted dry ingredients, mixing well.
- Stir in citron and nuts.
- Bake in 2 regular sized greased loaf pans at 325* for 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2322.7, Fat 170.8, SaturatedFat 34.3, Cholesterol 423, Sodium 508.1, Carbohydrate 169.3, Fiber 9.3, Sugar 62.4, Protein 38.9
HOLIDAY POUND CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY TOPPING
We top off our Thanksgiving feast with this mellow, tender cake dressed up with a strawberry topping. Pound cake is a southern tradition, and I'm proud to say I've baked hundreds of them in 83 years. It's a pleasure to share my recipe. -Ruby Williams, Bogalusa, Louisiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h35m
Yield 12-16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening, cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 20 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. Serve with strawberry topping and fresh strawberries if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 419 calories, Fat 21g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 104mg cholesterol, Sodium 267mg sodium, Carbohydrate 52g carbohydrate (32g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 5g protein.
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