Almond Eggnog Pound Cake Food

EGGNOG POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube can. Combine first six ingredients; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., Meanwhile, for sauce, in a heavy saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch and salt. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. , In a bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolk; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Cool completely. Fold in whipped cream; refrigerate until cold. Serve sauce with cake; if desired, sprinkle with nutmeg.

EGGNOG POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Move the oven rack to the lower 1/3 of the oven. Grease and flour a tube or bundt pan or spray with baking spray. Set aside.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter sugar, rum and vanilla extracts. Beat for 2-3 minutes until fluffy and fully combined.
• Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Stop and scrape the sides of the bowl periodically.
• Gradually add the sifted dry ingredients alternately with eggnog. Beginning and ending with flour. After all has been added, increase the speed of the mixer and beat just until fully combined. Stop and scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Spread evenly into the prepared pan. Bounce the pan on the counter to settle batter.
• Place into the oven and bake for 1 hour 10-15-minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center shows moist crumbs. Check halfway through and lay a piece of aluminum foil on top to prevent over browning, if needed.
• Cool in the pan for 15 minutes then remove and place onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar or glaze, if desired.
• To glaze: In a small bowl whisk together powdered sugar, eggnog butter and rum extract. (May use 1-2 Tbsp dark rum in place of extract, if preferred.) Add additional eggnog until your desired thickness is reached.
• Drizzle over cake and dust with nutmeg. Store chilled.

PLAIN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 2 1/2-inch) loaf pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Cream the butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. With the mixer on medium speed, beat in the eggs, 1 at a time.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter, beginning and ending with the flour. Divide the batter evenly between the pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• When the cakes are done, let them cool for 10 minutes. Take them out of the pans, place them on a baking rack and allow them to cool completely. Wrap well, and store in the refrigerator.

EGGNOG POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C) and prepare a 10-14 cup bundt pan with non-stick baking spray.
• In a large mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar together on medium speed until light and fluffy, for about 5 minutes.
• Add eggs one at a time, mixing until well incorporated after each. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to make sure things are well combined.
• With the mixer on low, carefully add the flour, nutmeg and salt and mix until just combined.
• Add the eggnog and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
• Spread the batter evenly into bundt pan and bake for 78-82 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out moist but mostly clean.
• Allow the cake to cool for about 10 minutes, then invert cake onto cooling rack to cool to room temperature.
• Combine all ingredients except for the powdered sugar in a small sauce pan.
• Heat on low until sugar is melted, then turn heat to medium to bring to a boil.
• Boil for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, then remove from heat and immediately pour into a heat-proof glass bowl.
• Whisk in 1 1/4 cups or so of the powdered sugar. Allow to cool a bit and thicken, but still be pourable. If your icing is too thin, add additional powdered sugar until it's the right consistency to drizzle it. If you find the icing to be a little thick, just add a touch more water to thin it back out.
• Drizzle the icing over the cake while the icing is still a little warm. It will be too firm to pour and get a nice drizzle if it cools completely.

ALMOND EGGNOG POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 10-in. fluted tube pan with 2 tablespoons butter. Press almonds onto the bottom and sides of pan; set aside., Melt remaining butter. In a large bowl, beat the cake mix, eggnog, eggs, rum extract, nutmeg and melted butter on low speed for 30 seconds or just until moistened. Beat on medium for 2 minutes or until smooth. Pour into prepared pan., Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

EGGNOG POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Generously grease a 10-inch tube or bundt pan with the softened butter; press almonds on sides and bottom of pan; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, nutmeg, eggs, eggnog, the melted butter and the rum.
• Using an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy (about 4 minutes at medium speed) or beat about 450 strokes with a wooden spoon; pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes; then invert cake onto a rack to cool completely.

ALMOND FLOUR POUND CAKE - SUGAR FREE

Steps:

• Cream butter and Splenda well.
• Add eggs, one at a time beating after each addition.
• Mix flour with baking powder and spices and add to egg mixture a little at a time wile beating.
• Add sour cream and vanilla butter nut extract.
• Pour into a greased 8-inch cake pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 55 minutes.
• Serve with Sugar Free cherry or apple pie filling and whipped cream.

ALMOND POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Butter and flour a loaf pan or small square pan (8"x8").
• Cream the butter and sugar.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time.
• Beat in the almond extract and the water.
• Stir together the flour, ground almonds and baking powder.
• Stir this into the wet ingredients.
• Pour evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes for a loaf pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes in the square pan, or in either case until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

ALMOND EGGNOG POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 10 inch fluted tube pan with 2 T.
• butter.
• Press almonds onto the bottom and sdes of pan; set aside.
• Melt remaining butter.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the cake mix, eggnog, eggs, rum extract, nutmeg and melted butter on low speed for 30 seconds or just until moistened.
• Beat on medium for 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.