Spiced up apple cider pound cake

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
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16tablespoonsButter or margarine
½cupShortening
3cupsSugar
½teaspoonBaking powder
¼teaspoonCloves
1teaspoonVanilla
6largesEggs
3cupsFlour; unsifted
½teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonAllspice
½teaspoonNutmeg
1cupApple cider
¼teaspoonCinnamon; ----caramel glaze---
½cupSugar
¼teaspoonSoda
¼cupMargarine
¼cupButtermilk
½tablespoonCorn syrup
¼teaspoonVanilla

Directions

Soften margarine and shortening. Add sugar gradually, beating for 1- minutes. Add egg one at a time, beating 1½ minutes after each egg. Sift together all the dry ingredients and add alternately with the cider and vanilla to the shortening mixture. Blend well and bake in a 10" tube pan at 235~F for 1 ½ hours.

CARAMEL GLAZE: Bring ingredients to a rolling boil over low heat and boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionaly.

Margaret Garland DFYX18A Source: Prize Winning Recipes from the State Fair of Texas, 1976.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #777 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@...> on Sep 09, 1997