Almond Rose Pound Cake Recipes

ALMOND POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Beat just until combined., Transfer to two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve with raspberries and whipped cream if desired.

ALMOND-ROSE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9-inch tube pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• Put the pieces of butter into the large bowl of an electric mixer and set aside about 15 minutes to soften.
• Grind almonds finely in a food processor or blender and set aside.
• When butter has softened, cream with sugar on medium speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir together flour and salt. Slowly add to the creamed mixture, beating until batter is smooth.
• Remove about a third of the batter and add rose water and jam, stirring until smooth.
• Stir the ground almonds and almond extract into the remaining batter.
• Spoon half of the almond batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly.
• Spoon all of rose batter into the pan, spreading evenly. Then top with remaining almond batter and spread until smooth.
• Bake cake on center oven rack 50 to 60 minutes or until it tests done. Cool cake in pan 15 minutes, then run a knife around the outside edge and also around the center tube. Invert onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
• Dust with powdered sugar before serving.