Peppermint Cream Pound Cake Recipe

Name: Peppermint Cream Pound Cake Recipe
Prep time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening; 2 cups sugar; 6 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract; 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/2 cup finely crushed peppermint candies; GLAZE:; 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, melted; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 4 to 5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream; Additional crushed peppermint candies

Peppermint Cream Pound Cake Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/peppermint-cream-pound-cake" target="_blank">www.tasteofhome.com.</a>

""I came up with this recipe because I was looking for a new twist on a tried and true pound cake, and I really like the look and flavor of peppermint, especially around Christmas. Everyone at work loved the results, and my family did, too." – Carolyn Webster, Winston-Salem, North Carolina..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup unsalted butter, softened

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1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening

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2 cups sugar

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6 eggs

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

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3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

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1 teaspoon baking powder

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1 cup heavy whipping cream

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1/2 cup finely crushed peppermint candies

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GLAZE:

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1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

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1 teaspoon unsalted butter, melted

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1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1/8 teaspoon salt

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4 to 5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

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Additional crushed peppermint candies

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