Cinnamon Swirl Pound Cake With Almonds Recipes

CINNAMON SWIRL POUND CAKE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F (not fan assisted) and grease an 8 x 4-inch or 4 x 10-inch loaf pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Add 1/2 of the dry mixture to the butter mixture, then the sour cream, then the rest of the flour mixture, mixing just until combined.
• Remove 1 cup of the batter to a medium bowl. Add the cinnamon swirl ingredients to it - the brown sugar, cinnamon and milk and stir to combine.
• Spoon a thin layer of the plain batter into the bottom of your prepared loaf pan. Using a spoon, drop alternating spoonfuls of the plain and the cinnamon batter into the pan. Top with the remaining plain batter and smooth the top. Using a long skewer or knife, run through the batter in the pan a few times (either lengthwise or from side to side). Just about 3 lengthwise or 4-5 side to side should do it).
• Make topping by combining the brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the top of the loaf.
• Bake loaf in the preheated oven for 55-65 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the centre of the loaf comes out clean. (4x10 pan will cook more quickly, 55-60 minutes, while an 8x4 will take a bit longer, closer to 65 or a few minutes more).
• Allow loaf to cool in the pan about 10 minutes, then run a knife around the outside and remove to a cooling rack to cool.

MARBLE SWIRL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, with electric mixer at low speed, beat sugar and butter or margarine until blended. Increase speed to high, and beat until light and fluffy. Add flour, milk, baking powder, vanilla, salt, and eggs; beat at medium speed until well mixed. Increase speed to high, and beat batter 4 minutes longer.
• Remove about 2 1/2 cups batter to a medium bowl. With a wire whisk or fork, beat cocoa into batter in medium bowl until well blended.
• Grease a 10 inch tube pan. Alternately spoon vanilla and chocolate layers into prepared pan. With a large spoon, cut and twist through batters to obtain marbled effect.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan, and on a wire rack, for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan, and cool completely.

CINNAMON SWIRL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease or spray bundt cake pan.
• Mix ingredients from cake mix through eggs together and beat well.
• In a separate small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon together.
• Sprinkle a small amount of sugar and cinnamon mixture in the bottom of the bundt pan.
• Pour one-third of the batter in the bundt pan.
• Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over the batter,.
• Pour one-third of the batter in the bundt pan.
• Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over the batter,.
• Pour one-third of the batter in the bundt pan.
• Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over the batter,.
• Take a butter knife and swirl through the batter to distribute the cinnamon sugar into the batter.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cake stand in pan to cool 10 to 15 minutes and then turn out onto a plate. You can dust with powdered sugar if desired.

CINNAMON SWIRL POUND CAKE WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Spray a Bundt pan with nonstick spray. Preheat the oven to 350°F. In an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy With the mixer on low, slowly add the eggs until incorporated. Beat in the vanilla and 1 cup of the sour cream. Add the flour gradually and mix until a smooth batter is formed.
• In a bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, and remaining 1/4 cup sour cream. Scatter the toasted almonds in the bottom of the Bundt pan. Pour half of the cake batter over the almonds, then spread the brown sugar mixture evenly on top. Carefully cover with the rest of the cake batter. Insert a table knife or spoon into the pan and swirl the brown sugar mixture into the batter. Be careful not to disturb the almonds or touch the bottom of the pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cake.

CINNAMON ALMOND STREUSEL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 360°F.
• Butter and flour a 10" angel food cake(tube) pan or 12-cup Bundt pan.
• Combine all filling ingredients in small bowl.
• Beat at low speed until well mixed; set aside.
• Combine flour, cake flour and baking powder in small bowl.
• Combine sugar, 1 cup butter and almond paste in large bowl.
• Beat at medium speed until creamy.
• Continue beating, adding eggs one at a time, until well mixed.
• Add almond extract and vanilla.
• Reduce speed to low.
• Beat gradually adding combined flour, cake flour and baking powder alternately with milk, until well mixed.
• Pour half of batter into prepared pan.
• Sprinkle filling over batter so filling does not touch sides of pan.
• Spoon remaining batter over filling.
• Bake 45-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan.
• Meanwhile, combine powdered sugar, almond extract and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in small bowl.
• Drizzle over warm cake; sprinkle with sliced almonds.
• Cool completely.
• Enjoy!
• *Substitute 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour.

CINNAMON AND AMARETTO POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg together in a small bowl.
• Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Mix in sour cream, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix in half the flour mixture on low speed until just combined. Pour in amaretto and mix gently. Add in remaining flour mixture; blend until just combined. Batter will be somewhat thick; pour evenly into prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cake cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely, at least 40 minutes.
• To make glaze: Whisk powdered sugar, heavy cream, amaretto, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt together until smooth. Add more heavy cream if glaze is too thick. Pour glaze over cooled cake; top with sliced almonds and a sprinkling of cinnamon.