Cake Recipes
Apple Butter Pound Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1 cup apple butter
- 1 tablespoon bourbon (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 to 5 teaspoons milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract or bourbon
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10 inch tube pan or 12 cup Bundt pan.
Cake
- In a large mixer bowl, beat granulated sugar, butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add combined flour, cornmeal, cinnamon and salt alternately with combined apple butter, whiskey and vanilla extract, mixing at low speed of electric mixer until well blended.
- Stir in pecans.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan; spread evenly to edges.
- Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes in pan; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.
Glaze
- Combine powdered sugar, milk, corn syrup and vanilla extract; drizzle
over cooled cake.
- Store tightly covered.