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Pound: Apple Cider Pound Cake

Source of Recipe

Internet


List of Ingredients

3 c Sugar
1 1/2 c Butter or Margarine
6 Eggs
3 c Flour; All-Purpose
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking Powder
1 ts Cinnamon; Ground
1/2 ts Allspice; Ground
1/2 ts Nutmeg; Ground
1/4 ts Cloves; Ground
1 c Apple Cider
1 ts Vanilla Extract
--------- ICING ---------
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Butter or Margarine
1/4 c Buttermilk
1/2 ts Vanilla Extract
1/4 ts Baking Soda



Recipe

In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir together all dry ingredients; set aside.

Combine cider and vanilla.

Add dry ingredients alternately with cider mixture to batter.

Mix until well blended.

Spoon into a greased 10-inch angel food cake pan or fluted tube pan.

Bake at 325 degrees F for about 1 hour and 10 minutes or until cake tests done.

Meanwhile, combine all icing ingredients in a saucepan.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
While cake is warm, drizzle 1/3 of the icing over the cake.

Serve remaining icing over individual cake servings, if desired.

YIELD: 12-16 Servings