Apricot pound cake

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupUnsalted butter -- softened
3cupsGranulated sugar
6largesEggs
1cupSour cream
½cupApricot brandy
1teaspoonVanilla extract
2teaspoonsDark rum
3cupsAll-purpose flour
½teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonBaking soda

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat until mixture is light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

Beat in sour cream, brandy, vanilla, and rum. In another bowl, sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda. Stir the flour mixture into the butter and egg mixture. Pour batter into buttered Bundt pan and bake for 1 hour at 325^, or until cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for 1 hour. Then, turn it out of the pan on a rack to cool completely.

~Diana Rattray

Recipe By : Dining on Deck