Raspberry Pound Cake with Vin Santo Cream
(from Metro Cooks’s recipe box)
Source: Everyday Italian
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Serves 8 people
Ingredients
- Pound cake
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the loaf pan
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons orange zest (from 1 medium orange)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing loaf pan
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (10-ounce) bag sweetened, frozen raspberries, thawed and drained
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons Vin Santo wine or Moscato wine
Directions
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Cream
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To make the Raspberry Pound Cake:
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Set an oven rack in the lower 1/3 of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 by 5 by3-inch loaf pan.
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In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, orange zest, cinnamon, and salt.
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Whisk to combine.
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In a separate bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together the sugar and butter until blended, about 30 seconds.
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With the machine running, add the eggs 1 at a time.
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Add the vanilla extract.
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Add the dry ingredients, a small amount at a time, until just incorporated. Using a rubber spatula, fold the drained raspberries evenly into the batter.
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Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes.
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Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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(Cake may deflate in the center during cooling)
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To make the Vin Santo Cream:
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In a large bowl, beat the cream until it holds soft peaks.
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Add the vanilla extract, powdered sugar, and Vin Santo.
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Continue to beat mixture until cream holds stiff peaks.
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Transfer the pound cake to a serving platter. Slice and serve with the Vin Santo Cream.
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Originally from FoodNetwork.com