A dense nutty cake gets a sweet brown sugar glaze and a sprinkling of crunchy walnuts.
By Patty Price
Pound Cake with Walnuts and Brown Sugar Glaze
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 mins
- Yield: 16 1x
Description
A dense nutty cake gets a sweet brown sugar glaze and a sprinkling of crunchy walnuts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (8 oz or 226.8 grams) unsalted butter
- 1 cup (220 grams) light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (128 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (128 grams) whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup (242 grams) sour cream
- 1&1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped, plus extra to sprinkle on top of glazed cake
for the Brown Sugar Glaze
- 4 tablespoons (56 grams) unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream (30 grams)
- 1/2 cup (110 grams) light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4–1/2 cups (32–64 grams) confectioners sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
- Lightly grease with butter or spray with baking spray a 9 cup Bundt pan.
- Sift together the flours, baking powder, salt and baking soda, set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer beat the butter and sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy(2-3 minutes).
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating for a minute between additions, scrape the bowl down as needed.
- Beat in half the flour mixture.
- Gently beat in the sour cream and vanilla.
- Add the remaining flour mixture, mixing on low speed until just blended.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in cake comes away clean or with a few crumbs.
- Cool the cake in the pan on a metal rack until cool enough to handle, then remove the cake from the pan to finish cooling before glazing and sprinkling with chopped walnuts.
to make the Brown Sugar Glaze
- In a small heavy saucepan over a medium high heat bring the butter and cream to a low simmer, add the brown sugar, stir until blended.
- Continue cooking and stirring mixture over medium heat for 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in the powdered sugar, use more for a thicker glaze.
- Remove from heat when glaze is blended and smooth, add vanilla, lemon juice and salt.
- Pace the cooled cake on a cake platter and glaze with Brown Sugar Glaze, sprinkle on the chopped walnuts and serve
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Baking
This cake is fantastic. Thank you!