maple walnut pound cake
If you like pound cake this one is a winner in my house. It's loved year round but is a special hit in the Fall.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
- 5 - eggs
- 1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
- - maple glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk (add extra by tsp if needed)
- 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
- - walnut halves (to garnish)
How To Make maple walnut pound cake
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Step 1In mixer bowl cream butter and sugars until fluffy.
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Step 2In another bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
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Step 3In measuring cup combine milk and maple flavoring, and beat into butter mixture alternatively with flour mixture.
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Step 4Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
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Step 5Mix in 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts.
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Step 6Turn into greased 9 or 10 inch tube pan and bake in lower third of 300-degree oven 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, just until pick inserted into center comes out clean.
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Step 7Cool in pan 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack to cool completely.
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Step 8Drizzle with maple glaze and garnish with walnuts.
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Step 9Maple Glaze:
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Step 10In a small bowl mix 1 cup sifted powdered sugar with 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons
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Step 11Milk to make a glaze of thick pouring consistency. Stir in 1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring.
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