I made this last night and...oooh is it good!
Apple Cider Pound Cake Recipe Photo by: Taste of Home 100% would make again Fall in New England is so beautiful, and the apple cider here is the best! This recipe is a family favorite and I like to serve it with hot cocoa. 12-16 Servings Prep: 15 min. Bake: 70 min. Ingredients 3 cups sugar 1-1/2 cups butter, softened 6 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup apple cider 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ICING: 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup butter, cubed 1/4 cup buttermilk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Directions In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir together all dry ingredients; set aside. Combine cider and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with cider mixture to batter. Mix until well blended. Spoon into a greased 10-in. angel food cake pan or fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Meanwhile, combine icing ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. While cake is warm, drizzle half of icing over cake. Serve remaining icing over individual cake servings if desired. Yield: 12-16 servings. Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 469 calories, 22 g fat (13 g saturated fat), 133 mg cholesterol, 339 mg sodium, 64 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein. Apple Cider Pound Cake published in Country October/November 1991, p51 _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
