Glazed Almond Pound Cake
The best Glazed Almond Pound Cake that’s super easy to make and extremely delicious. It’s topped with cranberry juice flavored glaze and sliced almonds which makes it the perfect weekend treat that everybody is going to love.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 loaf 1x
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
115 gr / 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
200 gr / 1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
120 gr / ½ cup milk, of choice
1 teaspoon almond extract
315 gr / 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon fine salt
Glaze:
195 gr / 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon cranberry juice
1-2 tablespoons milk or water
Sliced almonds, for garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 175C / 350F and grease a standard 9×5 loaf pan.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time mixing in between each addition.
Mix in the milk and almond extract until everything is combined.
In a small bowl stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
With the mixer on low speed, slowly mix in the dry ingredients until just combined. Careful not to overmix the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a cake tester/toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Once done baking let the cake cool down for 5 minutes in the pan and then remove the cake to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
To make the glaze: Mix together all of the glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle or pour over the top of the cooled almond cake. Sprinkle sliced almonds on top and serve.
Notes
The recipe makes one standard 9×5” loaf.
Find it online: https://www.alainga.com/glazed-almond-pound-cake/