POUND CAKE WITH CARAMEL ICING

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Categories     Cake     Egg     Dessert     Bake

Yield 12 Slices

Number Of Ingredients 12

Pound Cake
3 sticks softened butter
6 large eggs
1 - 8-oz package cream cheese
3 Cups all purpose flour
1 Tablespoon vanilla
3 cups granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
Caramel Icing
1 stick unsalted butter
2 cups dark brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream

Steps:

  • Cake 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube or Bundt pan. 2. Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed until creamy. 3. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and well combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. 4. Beat in vanilla on low speed. 5 Combine flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until just blended after each addition. Pour batter into prepared pan. 6. Fill a 2 cup ovenproof measuring cup with water; place in oven aside the cake pan. 5. Bake cake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack. Caramel Icing Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. STIR constantly until you reach a boil and a candy thermometer reaches the soft ball mark. Take off heat, let cool and spread on cake.

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