Let the baking marathon begin! And we’re doing pound cakes, baked from scratch and oh so delish!
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1. Fresh strawberry pound cake

Ingredients Used

For the strawberry purée
16oz (1lb) fresh strawberries

For the cake
3 cups all purpose flour
3 sticks salted butter
3 cups sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp strawberry extract
zest of 1 lemon
5 eggs @ room temp
1 cup buttermilk @room temperature
3/4 cup strawberry purée @room temp
A few drops of red food color

For the glaze
2 cups powdered sugar
4 Tbsp fresh strawberry purée
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp strawberry extract
1 Tbsp Heavy whipping cream

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2. Brown sugar caramel pound cake

3 sticks butter softened
2 cups light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
5 large eggs
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
8oz toffee chips (I use Heath)
1 cup chopped pecans

Caramel glaze
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 tsp salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 tsp rum extract

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3. Blueberry lime pound cake

INGREDIENTS I USED

For the cake
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter)
1 stick unsalted butter
4 oz cream cheese
2 large eggs
1tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lime/lemon extract
zest from 2 limes
1 cup fresh blueberries dusted with flour

Cream Cheese glaze
4 oz cream cheese
4 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon lime/lemon extract

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4. Chocolate loaf pound cake

Ingredients used

* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa
* ¼ teaspoon baking soda
* ¼ teaspoon baking powder
* ½ teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons instant coffee
* 2 tablespoons hot water
* 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature (2 sticks)
* 1 cup granulated sugar
* 3 large eggs room temperature
* 4oz cream cheese at room temperature
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


CHOCOLATE FROSTING

* ½ cup heavy whipping cream
* ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips
* 1 teaspoon butter
* ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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5. Classic pound cake recipe

Ingredients used

3 cups All purpose flour
2 sticks butter
1/2 cup butter flavored shortening
3 cups sugar (I cut it down to 2.5)
1 teaspoon Baking powder
5 eggs @ room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract (compliments the cream cheese)
8oz cream cheese @ room temperature
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Zest of 1 lemon
*1 teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter)

6. Five flavor pound cake

Ingredients used

For the Cake

3 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 sticks salted butter
1 cup heavy whipping cream at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp rum extract
1 tsp butter extract
1 tsp coconut extract
1 tsp pineapple extract
Zest of 1 lemon
1 tsp baking powder

For the Glaze

1 cup powder sugar
1/4 tsp of each extract (vanilla, coconut, butter, rum, pineapple)
2-3 Tbsp whole milk or more to your desired consistency

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7. Key lime pound cake

Ingredients Used

For the cake

1 cup cold heavy whipping cream to make homemade whipped cream

3 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 cups sugar
3 sticks salted butter
5 eggs @room temp
1/4 cup sour cream at room temp
1/2 cup whole milk at room temp
3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp lime or lemon extract
3 Tbsp lemon zest
Green food coloring
For the glaze

3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp lime or Lemon extract
1 tsp lime zest

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