Chef Mikes Luscious Pound Cake Recipes

LUSCIOUS LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat first 5 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended; pour into greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 30 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert cake onto Wire Rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely.
• Spoon lemon curd into medium bowl; gently whisk in COOL WHIP. Spread onto cake.

POLENTA POUND CAKE WITH PEACH TOPPING AND MASCARPONE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Set up a grill for cooking over indirect heat. If using a charcoal grill, build the coals on one side only. If using a gas grill, heat one side only.
• Spray the bottom of a loaf pan with the cooking spray; line with parchment paper, then spray with cooking spray one more time. Set aside.
• Whisk together the flour, polenta, baking powder and salt. Set aside. To a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the butter and granulated sugar. Cream until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs and egg yolk and beat again to fully incorporate. Add the ricotta, Greek yogurt, vanilla and orange zest and beat again to combine, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl. Add the dry ingredients and mix by hand to incorporate. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, then place on the indirect-heat side of the grill, close the lid of the grill and bake until set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 minutes to an hour. Remove from the grill and let cool completely.
• For the peach topping: Meanwhile, add the marmalade, orange juice and peaches to a pot, place over indirect heat and bring to a gentle simmer for the flavors to meld together, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Make the mascarpone whipped cream: Beat the heavy cream and confectioners' sugar with a blender until whipped cream forms. Fold in the mascarpone and vanilla.
• Remove the cake from the pan, then slice and serve with the peach topping and mascarpone whipped cream spooned over the top.

LUSCIOUS LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with butter.
• Dust pan with cake flour.
• Mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Melt butter, whisk thoroughly to reincorporate any separated milk solids.
• In food processor or blender, process sugar and lemon zest until combined.
• Add lemon juice, eggs and vanilla, process until combined (about 5 seconds).
• With machine running, add melted butter through the feed tube in steady stream (about 20 seconds).
• Transfer mixture to large bowl.
• Sift flour mixture over eggs in three steps, whisking gently after each addition until just combined.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 350°F.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325°F and continue to bake until deep golden brown and skewer in center comes out clean (about 35 minutes).
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Turn onto wire rack.
• While cake cooling bring sugar, lemon juice and zest to boil in small saucepan.
• Stir occasionally to dissolve sugar.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes.
• With toothpick poke holes on all sides of cake.
• Brush on Lemon Glaze.
• Allow to cool at room temperature at least one hour before serving.

LUSCIOUS CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°.
• Sift flour and baking powder together; set aside.
• Combine the butter and cream cheese in a large bowl of an electric mixer; mix until fluffy on medium speed.
• Beat in the sugar until mixture is light and creamy, about 4 minutes.
• Add 2 of the eggs, beating until combined.
• Beat in 1 cup of the flour mixture.
• Repeat twice with more eggs and flour, beating after each addition.
• Pour batter into a greased 10-inch tube pan; bake until golden and a tester comes out clean, about 1 hour, 25 minutes.

LUSCIOUS LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10 cup bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, mix sugar, butter and cream cheese until very light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, lemon peel and vanilla; mix well.
• Add all remaining cake ingredients; mix well. Spoon into prepared pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan; invert onto serving plate.
• Glaze: In small bowl, mix sugar and butter. Gradually add lemon juice until desired consistency; mix until smooth. Stir in lemon peel; drizzle over warm cake. Garnish with lemon slices or lemon peel if desired.