Littledixiepoundcake Recipes

DIXIE CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*.
• Generously grease and flour bottom only of 13x9 pan.
• In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients except walnuts, beat at low speed until just moistened.
• Beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
• Stir in walnuts or pecans. see Note* below.
• Bake at 350* for 40-45 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center.
• Cool one hour or until completely cooled. In medium saucepan, melt margarine or butter.I do this until slightly browned,,do not burn.over low heat, for 25 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add milk, continue cooking until mixture comes to a rolling boil.
• Remove from heat. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix well.
• If needed, add a few drops of milk for desired spreading consistency. Spread over cooled cake.
• NOTE*.whenever I use nuts, pecans or walnuts, ext, I usually chop according to recipe and either toast in oven or place in dry skillet over low heat and "cook" just until fragrant.being careful not to burn.I think it helps bring out the nutty flavor by helping to release the nut oils.
• To make cupcakes, fill 24-30 paper lined muffin cups, 2/3 full with batter. Bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes. Frost with caramel frosting.

MINI POUND CAKE (SERVES 2-3)

Steps:

• She states to use one petite loaf pan (2-cup capacity, about 5 X 3 X 2 inches) and that is what I used, but feel you could also make 3 or 4 cupcakes in a pan.
• Preheat the over to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour the loaf pan, tapping out the excess flour; then set it aside.
• Put the flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl (or plastic bag that you can close and shake the ingredients to mix) and mix them well.
• In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar together with an electric mixer (or use a Kitchen Aid type of mixer), add egg yolk and vanilla and 1/2 of the buttermilk and the flour mixture. Beat about 45 seconds on medium until the batter is lightened and has slightly increase in volume. Add in remaining buttermilk and beat on medium until well blended, 20 seconds.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. (Mine was done at 25 mins in my convection oven).
• Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Then remove the cake from the pan. Serve the cake warm or let it cool, upright, on the rack.

LITTLE DIXIE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together.
• Beat in egg.
• Combine flour and baking soda.
• Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to creamed mixture; add extracts.
• Pour into greased 5-3/4" x 3" x 2" loaf pan.
• Bake at 350F for 35 min or until tester comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 min, remove to wire rack and cool.

LITTLE DIXIE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Beat sugar and butter with mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Add half the buttermilk and drop the small pinch of baking soda into the buttermilk. Beat vigorously. Blend in half the flour. Stir in remaining buttermilk and beat again. Beat in remainder of flour. Add vanilla (and orange extract, if desired) and blend well. Pour into a well-greased and flour-dusted 1 1/2-pint baking dish and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired. Editor's Extra: Always get your cake into the oven as soon as you have finished mixing it. Baking soda and baking powder start working at once, so don't let the cake sit on the counter-it needs to get in the oven quickly. And know, too, that baking powder loses its strength after about 6 months, so it's a good idea to test it. Stir a teaspoonful into a half cup of hot water, and if it does not bubble up, it's time to replace it.

LITTLE DIXIE POUND CAKES MINITURE BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. in a small mixing Bowl, Cream Butter and sugar. Beat in the one Egg.
• 2. Combine all the dry Ingredients; Add alternately with the Buttermilk to the Creamed Mixture.
• 3. Add the Flavorings. Mix well.
• 4. Pour into Greased or pam sprayed 5 X 3-inch mini Loaf pan. BAKE @ 350 for 30-35 min. or till tests done. COOL 10 min then turn upside down to remove from Pan. Continue to cool completely. Enjoy a slice of heaven just big enough for one or two.