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Almond Pound Cake with Cherry-Berry Sauce

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 25, 2006
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Create a memorable dessert cake family and friends will request again and again.

Almond Pound Cake with Cherry-Berry Sauce

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 3 hr 45 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 18
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Ingredients

Pound Cake

  • 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 can (12.5 oz) almond pastry filling

Cherry-Berry Sauce

  • 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup dried cherries, halved
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 3/4 cup orange juice

Sweetened Whipped Cream

  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and side of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening; lightly flour. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar, the butter, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour mixture, milk and pastry filling on low speed until blended. Spread in pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, cook all Cherry-Berry Sauce ingredients over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until cranberries pop and mixture boils and thickens slightly. Store covered in refrigerator.
  • Step 
    5
    In chilled small bowl, beat all Sweetened Whipped Cream ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Serve cake with whipped cream and warm sauce.

Nutrition

430 Calories
20g Total Fat
6g Protein
56g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
430
Calories from Fat
180
Total Fat
20g
0%
Saturated Fat
8g
0%
Cholesterol
110mg
0%
Sodium
250mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
56g
0%
Dietary Fiber
1g
0%
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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