LAVENDER POUND CAKE

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You can ice with my recipe for lavender icing! You all have just got to grow lavender! This is a cake that is on the dry side but very good if you want go ahead and pour some of this (OPTIONAL)syrup on it Moisten & Flavor the Cake With This Simple Syrup recipe #132244. You have your choice of flavors but I would go with the lavender!

Provided by Rita1652

Categories Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
6 large egg yolks
3 1/2 cups cake flour
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons finely chopped lavender flowers

Steps:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter and lightly flour a 13x9x2" baking pan.
In a mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in egg yolks one at a time.
On low speed, add cake flour alternately with milk.
Beat in baking powder and vanilla.
Beat in lavender flowers.
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees, until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out on to a pretty platter and cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 5025.8, Fat 224.2, SaturatedFat 132.5, Cholesterol 1780.9, Sodium 929.6, Carbohydrate 692, Fiber 8.2, Sugar 302.5, Protein 65.4