Red Velvet Swirl Pound Cake

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living

Serves 12 people

Categories: Cake, Dessert

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sifted cake flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/3 cup milk chocolate , morsels melted
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons liquid red food coloring
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 9 tablespoons whipping cream
  • salt , a pinch
  • edible white glitter

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.

  2. Sift together flour and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl.

  3. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy.

  4. Gradually add sugar; beat at medium speed 5 minutes or until light and fluffy.

  5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.

  6. Gradually add 1/2 of flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speen.

  7. Add 1 cup cream and extracts, beating just until blended.

  8. Add remaining flour mixture, beating just until blended.

  9. Scrape down sides of bowl; increase speed to med-high and beat 5 minutes (batter will become very creamy and satiny).

  10. Reserve 1 1/2 cups batter.

  11. Pour remaining batter into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.

  12. Add melted chocolate and food coloring to reserved batter; stir until blended.

  13. Add to batter in pan in 2 batches, using a spoon to swirl the batters.

  14. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

  15. Cool in pan on wire rack 30 minutes.

  16. Run a knife around edges to loosen cake; cool completely in pan.

  17. Whisk together powdered sugar, 9 tablespoons cream, and pinch of salt in a bowl until smooth; spoon thickly over cake.

  18. Let stand 15 minutes; sprinkle with glitter.

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