Marble Pound Cake Glaze

An all time favorite easy to make marble cake recipe.

Marble pound cake glaze.

1 pound 3 1 4 cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon coarse salt 4 sticks softened unsalted butter plus more for pans. Hints of almond and lemon extract balance the pound cake s buttery flavor and a sweet maple glaze tops the cake with a marbled pattern. This delectable recipe comes from aubrey cook a finalist in the martha show best bakers in america series. A teaspoon of citrus zest creates a glaze with even more intense flavor.

The cake is drizzled in a glaze for a little extra sweetness. When butter is melted whisk in cocoa vanilla and salt. For a butter rum glaze add 1 1 2 teaspoons of rum flavoring and omit the vanilla. Red velvet marble bundt cake is a festive pound cake for the holiday season.

Then two of everyone s favorite flavors are swirled together chocolate and vanilla. This red velvet marble pound cake with peppermint glaze is a new favorite of ours for the holidays. I made this buttermilk marble bundt cake with chocolate glaze yesterday after colt accidentally erased the pictures for a roasted shrimp greek orzo pasta i had planned for you today. This stunning cake is a cinch to make.

If glazing a spice cake or cinnamon rolls sprinkle the glaze with cinnamon sugar while it s still soft. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325f. Reduce the vanilla to 1 teaspoon. Marble pound cake with chocolate glaze 3 cups cake flour i used ap 2 tsp baking powder 1 2 tsp salt 2 1 2 cups sugar divided 1 2 cup cocoa powder 6 tbsp water 1 1 2 cups 3 sticks butter softened 1 1 2 tsp vanilla 5 eggs 1 2 cup milk bittersweet chocolate glaze recipe follows 1.

For a chocolate glaze increase the butter to 6 tablespoons and melt with 2 ounces of unsweetened chocolate. Alternatively make a glaze for a lemon pound cake by heating about 1 4 cup granulated sugar and 1 4 cup lemon juice in a small saucepan over low heat. Pour glaze over cooled cake and allow to set for a few minutes. It has all of the tenderness and buttery flavor of our classic pound cake but with the added hint of cocoa from delicious swirls of red velvet.

Moist buttermilk cake is marbled with chocolate swirls then covered with a delicious chocolate glaze. Melt butter on medium heat in a heavy saucepan. You may add more milk if necessary.