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POUND CAKE WITH MAPLE GLAZE



Pound Cake with Maple Glaze image

This delectable recipe comes from Aubrey Cook, a finalist in the "Martha" show "Best Bakers in America"series. Hints of almond and lemon extract balance the pound cake's buttery flavor, and a sweet maple glaze tops the cake with a marbled pattern.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes one cake

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup unsalted butter, (2 sticks), softened
3 cups cake flour, (not self-rising), plus more for pan
3 cups granulated sugar
6 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup heavy cream, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Butter and flour a 10-cup bundt pan; set aside.
  • Prepare the cake; In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine butter and granulated sugar until fluffy, about 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add 1/2 each of the flour and cream, mixing well to combine. Add remaining flour and cream, mixing until incorporated. Stir in vanilla, lemon, and almond extracts.
  • Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Transfer to unheated oven; bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour 45 minutes. Let cool on wire rack in pan for 15 minutes. Remove from pan, place cake on wire rack, and let cool completely.
  • Prepare the glaze; In a small saucepan, melt butter and syrup together over medium heat. Whisk confectioners' sugar into hot mixture until smooth, and immediately pour over cooled cake.

MAPLE POUND CAKE



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This Maple Pound Cake with Maple Glaze is a dense, moist pound cake that has a whole cup of maple syrup baked into the cake! Top with an easy maple glaze and toasted pecans for the photo finish!

Provided by Lindsey

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h40m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 ½ cups Butter (cool but pliable)
2 ¼ cups Sugar
6 Eggs
1 cups Maple Syrup (Grade B)
4 cups All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Baking soda
¾ teaspoon Cinnamon
1 cups Sour Cream (full fat for the best flavor & texture)
2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
½ cups Confectioner's Sugar
1 Tablespoon maple syrup (or more to taste)
1/8 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 Tablespoon Whole Milk (or more to desired consistency)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F convection.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 334 kcal, Carbohydrate 47 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 77 mg, Sodium 232 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 30 g, UnsaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving

MAPLE WALNUT POUND CAKE WITH MAPLE GLAZE



Maple Walnut Pound Cake with Maple Glaze image

Categories     Cake     Food Processor     Mixer     Nut     Dessert     Bake     Thanksgiving     Condiment     Walnut     Fall     Bon Appétit     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 12 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

Cake
1 3/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts (about 6 ounces), toasted
2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
5 large eggs
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
3/4 teaspoon maple flavoring
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons whipping cream
6 tablespoons powdered sugar, sifted
12 walnut halves

Steps:

  • For cake:
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Finely grind walnuts in processor. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar into large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in maple syrup, maple flavoring and vanilla extract (butter may look curdled). Mix in dry ingredients. Fold in ground walnuts.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake cake until top is golden and tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Transfer pan to rack; cool cake about 10 minutes. Using small knife, cut around sides and center of pan to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto rack and cool completely. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Wrap tightly in foil and store at room temperature.)
  • For glaze:
  • Melt butter with maple syrup and cream in heavy small saucepan. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar and whisk until smooth. Cool glaze until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. Drizzle glaze over pound cake. Arrange walnut halves decoratively on top of cake. Let cake stand until glaze sets, about 15 minutes.

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