Burnt Butter Pound Cake Recipes

BUTTER POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 Degrees and spray or grease a bundt cake pan
• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and begin to beat in the eggs one at a time. Once the eggs have been added begin to add the flour, buttermilk, and sour cream. Beat until smooth.
• Pour the batter into the bundt cake pan and smooth so the cake batter is even. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick is inserted and comes out clean. Allow the cake to cook for 15 minutes and remove from pan and place on a cool rack while placing paper towels underneath. Take a toothpick and poke holes around the top of the cake.
• In a small pot, melt the butter on low to medium heat. Add the sugar and corn syrup and bring to a slight simmer and stir for 5 minutes then remove from heat. Add the vanilla extract and pour the glaze on top of the cake. Once the cake has been completely cooled, garnish with powdered sugar.

ULTIMATE BUTTER POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang over 2 sides.
• Combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in flour. Beat in eggs one at a time, scraping the bowl after each addition. Pour batter into a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Lift cake out of the loaf pan using the overhanging parchment paper. Place on a wire rack and cool completely before slicing, about 30 minutes.

BUTTER POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
• With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time and mix well.
• Introduce the flour, one cup at a time while adding cream a little at a time until all flour and cream is mixed in well.
• Add the vanilla and lemon flavoring and blend well. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1-1/2 hours or until center springs back from small amount of pressure. Immediately turn out on cake rack to cool.

BURNT SUGAR CAKE II

Steps:

• Prepare burnt sugar by placing 1/2 white sugar into a heavy skillet over medium high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon as sugar melts. When it becomes very dark brown, remove from heat, add hot water very slowly and stir until dissolved. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees F). Line two 9 inch round baking pans with parchment paper.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together three times.
• Cream the butter or margarine with the remaining 1 1/4 cups white sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each. Stir in the vanilla and the burnt sugar syrup mixture.
• Add the dry ingredients and milk alternately to the creamed mixture. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.