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Caramel Pound Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Judy Neary

"Very moist dense cake."
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr 30 Min
READY IN  2 Hrs
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 10 inch tube cake
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
  2. Cream together 1cup butter or margarine, shortening, brown sugar, and 1 cup white sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
  3. Sift 2 1/2 cups of the flour and baking powder. Add alternately with milk to the creamed mixture. Stir 1/2 cup flour with the chopped pecans, then fold into the batter. Pour into prepared pan.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let stand in pan 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
  5. To Make Frosting: In a small saucepan, beat 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, butter or margarine, and milk together. Bring to a rolling boil, and cook for one minute. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla. Cool, then beat until thickened. Add a little milk if it too thick. Spread on cake.
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Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by GINAH1
This cake was very well received by my family-the only drawback was that it took a long time and a lot of stirring to get the frosting ready, but when it was, it was absolutely delicious. I would make this cake again.

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Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2004 by COOKIEGIRL246
I was surprised for two reasons: #1 when I first DL this recipe on Thanksgiving Day, there wer no ratings for it yet. So I was a little worried but wanted to try something different. #2 I was amazed ath the amount of sugar it called for in just the batter. But it came out great nice and moist, mildy sweet and nutty. It tasted great even without the frosting. Which I recommend you let cool to get a better consistency. The frosting is rich but really good... Thanks for sharing!

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Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2003 by TSTARR123
Oh my goodness, I made this cake today for my family and everyone loved it. It was not dry at all as some members indicated. I did substitute buttermilk for the milk in the recipe. It was a little sweet but still good and moist. I will make this one again.

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 14

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 748

  • Total Fat: 36.3g
  • Cholesterol: 133mg
  • Sodium: 280mg
  • Total Carbs: 102g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1.5g
  • Protein: 7.2g

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