Crunchy Top Pound Cake Recipes

OLD FASHIONED POUND CAKE WITH A CRUNCHY TOP

Steps:

• Cream the sugar and vegetable shortening (Crisco) together. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Mix all the dry ingredients together (flour, salt, baking soda). Add the wet ingredients (vanilla and buttermilk). Alternate adding the wet and dry ingredients (about 1/3 of the quantity at a time), mixing after each addition.
• Divide batter between two bread loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 300 and bake for another 15 or so minutes, until a toothpick stuck in the center of the cake comes out clean.

CRUNCHY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325º.
• Grease and flour bundt pan.
• Combine butter and shortening in mixer bowl.
• Add eggs and blend well.
• Add other ingredients.
• Beat on medium speed for 10 minutes.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake 70 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes.

CRUNCHY TOPPED CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, oil and egg whites; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. , Pour into a broiler-proof 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., For topping, combine brown sugar and oats in a bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in coconut and pecans; sprinkle over hot cake. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes or until topping is bubbly. Serve warm.

CRUSTY TOP, SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Sift flour and measure; resift twice with soda.
• Set aside.
• Cream oleo and add the sugar slowly, beating constantly to cream well.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
• Stir in sour cream.
• Add flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well.
• Stir in vanilla and turn batter into a well greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake in 325°F oven about 1 1/2 hours.
• Place pan on rack to cool 5 minutes.
• Loosen cake around edge of pan.
• Turn cake onto rack to cool completely.

OLD FASHIONED POUND CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Beat in the vanilla and lemon extract. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.