Best Pound Cake With Berries And Nectarines Recipes

GRILLED POUND CAKE WITH BERRIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, 2 tablespoons sugar and mint; set aside. , In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Beat in remaining sugar. Add lemon juice and zest; beat until soft peaks form. Cover and refrigerate until serving., Spread butter over both sides of cake slices. Grill, uncovered, over indirect medium heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until light golden brown. Serve with berry mixture and whipped cream.

LAYERED BERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together the cream cheese, lemon zest, juice, and powdered sugar.
• Whip the cream to stiff peaks and gently fold into the cream cheese mixture until smooth and fluffy. Set aside.
• Using a serrated knife, level the top of the pound cake and if desired, straighten up the sides to make it a uniform rectangle. (Save the scraps for something else.)
• Slice the cake horizontally into 3 layers.
• Line a loaf pan with parchment paper that overhangs the pan, giving you two tabs to pull up to later remove the cake.
• Place one layer of pound cake into the bottom of the pan. Spread a thin layer of the cream cheese mixture followed by a later of berries and another thin layer of cream cheese. Top with another layer of pound cake and repeat, ending with the top later of pound cake and the remaining cream cheese mixture.
• Wrap the top and whole pan with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 4-6 hours or overnight.
• When ready to serve, use the parchment to gently lift the cake out of the pan. Serve with more berries if desired.

BLUEBERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch tube pan with 2 tablespoons butter. Sprinkle pan with 1/4 cup sugar.
• Mix together 2 3/4 cups flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Gradually beat in the flour mixture. Dredge blueberries with remaining 1/4 cup flour, then fold into batter.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 70 to 80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

BLUEBERRY LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture just until combined. Gently fold in blueberries. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over top. Bake at 350° for 50-55 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.

FRESH NECTARINE CAKE WITH BLACKBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add sugar and salt gradually and mix in well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine flour and baking powder, sift, and quickly beat into the batter on low speed. Thin batter with a little milk if needed. Pour batter into the prepared springform pan. Arrange nectarines and blackberries on top in a decorative pattern.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.