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Brown Sugar Pound Cake




Source of Recipe


Southern Living






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup butter, softened
  
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  
• 1 cup granulated sugar
  
• 5 large eggs
  
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 cup milk
  
• 2 tsps vanilla extract
  
• Creamy Holiday Glaze*
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10" tube pan.
   
2. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add dark brown and granulated sugars, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
   
3. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Pour into tube pan.
   
4. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on a wire rack. Serve with warm Creamy Holiday Glaze.
   






Final Comments


Makes 10 to 12 servings

CREAMY HOLIDAY GLAZE: 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup whipping cream; 1/2 cup butter; 1 to 2 T dark rum or 1/4 tsp rum extract
Cook sugars, whipping cream, and butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly; until butter melts and sugars dissolve. Increase heat, and bring to a boil; cook, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in rum. Cool slightly.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups