Apricot Brandy and Peach Schnapps Pound Cake
From angelgirl94 16 years ago
- 135 minutes to make
- Serves 12
I found this recipe online a few years ago and I have been making it for Christmas and Easter ever since. Nobody passes up a piece of the rich moist pound cake. It takes a little extra time and effort but it is well worth it.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter-softened shopping list
- 3 cups white sugar shopping list
- 6 eggs shopping list
- 3 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 cup sour cream shopping list
- 1/4 cup apricot brandy shopping list
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest or extract shopping list
- Glaze: shopping list
- 1 cup white sugar shopping list
- 1 cup water shopping list
- 1/2 cup peach schnapps shopping list
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest or extract shopping list
- Topping: shopping list
- 1 cup apricot preserves shopping list
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest shopping list
- 1/2 cup apricot brandy shopping list
How to make it
- Cake:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Grease and flour a 10" tube pan.
- In a large mixing bowl,cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add sour cream.
- Sift together flour,soda,salt. Stir into creamed mixture alternately with the brandy.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done. Let stand 5 minutes.
- Glaze:
- In a small saucepan,combine sugar,water,zest,and schnapps.
- Boil for 1 minute.
- While still in pan,poke holes in cake using a fork,chopstick,etc.
- Pour entire glaze over cake. Go slowly so the glaze can be absorbed.
- Turn cake out onto serving plate.
- Topping:
- In the same saucepan,combine preserves,zest and brandy.
- Boil for 1 minute.
- Slowly pour topping over cake. The slower you pour,the less it runs off.
- Serve warm or cool completely.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
love the addition of schnapps;)
chezzane
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Great post Angelgirl, bookmarked this one to make.
henrie
in Savannah loved it
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Made this today, was very yummie, thanks again for the great post.
henrie
in Savannah loved it
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