brown sugar fireball pound cake
I took an old recipe of my mother's, and tweaked it to come up with this Brown Sugar Fireball Pound Cake. The richness of the cake is enhanced by the brown sugar in the batter, and the cinnamon kick is perfect for a fall dessert!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr 30 Min
method
Bake
yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 box brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 5 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup sweet milk
- 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 teaspoons fireball
- 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
- GLAZE
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2/3 cup fireball
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
How To Make brown sugar fireball pound cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour Bundt or 10" tube pan. Sprinkle coarsely chopped nuts evenly on bottom of prepared pan.
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Step 2Cream butter and shortening together. Add sugars and cream together. Add eggs, one at a time, creaming well after each.
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Step 3In a separate bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking power and salt. Add flower mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk until well combined. Add vanilla, Fireball and finely chopped pecans, making sure all ingredients are well combined.
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Step 4Gently pour batter into prepared pan on top of coarsely chopped nuts. Bake in 325 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, then invert onto cake plate. Use a thin skewer to poke holes all around the top of the cake, even through the nut layer.
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Step 5GLAZE Combine all ingredients in small saucepan. Heat until mixture comes to a boil. Carefully spoon glaze over the warm cake, letting as much as possible soak into the cake through small holes.
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