Description
Five flavors blending to create a superlative pound cake.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ½ cup shortening
- 3 cups white sugar
- 5 eggs, beaten
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon rum flavored extract
- 1 teaspoon butter flavored extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup water
- ½ teaspoon coconut extract
- ½ teaspoon rum flavored extract
- ½ teaspoon butter flavored extract
- ½ teaspoon lemon extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10 inch tube pan. In a small bowl
- combine flour and baking powder. Set aside. In a measuring cup
- combine the milk and 1 teaspoon each coconut
- lemon
- rum
- butter and vanilla extracts; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl
- cream butter
- shortening and 3 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs
- and beat until smooth. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk mixture
- beginning and ending with flour mixture. Spoon mixture into prepared pan.
- Bake for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours
- or until cake tests done. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Turn cake out of pan onto wire rack. Place waxed paper under rack to catch glaze drippings. Slowly spoon Five Flavor Glaze onto top of hot cake. Cool completely.
- To make the Five Flavor Glaze: In a saucepan
- combine 1/2 cup sugar
- water and 1/2 teaspoon each coconut
- lemon
- rum
- butter and vanilla extracts. Bring to a boil
- stirring until sugar is dissolved.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs
Servings: 14