Ambrosia Pound Cake
(from BearNakedBaker’s recipe box)
Test cake early on …rarely takes that long to bake
Source: BNB
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 80 minutes
Serves 14 people
Categories: Cakes
Ingredients
- Pound Cake:
- 1 c. butter
- 2 c. granulated sugar
- 1 c. light brown sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 3 c. sifted cake flour
- 3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1 c. sour cream
- Confectioners' sugar (optional)
- Ambrosia:
- 2 tbsp. Honey
- 2 tbsp. orange-flavored liqueur
- 7 medium oranges
- 2 grapefruits
- 2 kiwis
- ⅓ c. sweetened flaked coconut
Directions
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Prepare pound cake: Heat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan. In a large bowl with an electric mixer running on medium speed, beat the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time.
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In a medium bowl, combine the flour, nutmeg, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the sour cream.
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In another medium bowl with the electric mixer running on high speed, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold beaten egg whites into the batter.
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Pour the batter evenly into the prepared Bundt pan. Place in oven and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean — about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Remove pan from oven and transfer to a wire rack. Let cake cool 10 minutes on rack, then remove cake from pan and let cake cool completely. Sprinkle cake with confectioners’ sugar, if desired.
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Prepare ambrosia: In a medium bowl, mix together the honey and orange-flavored liqueur. Add the oranges, grapefruits, kiwis, and flaked coconut. Stir mixture well to combine. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate ambrosia until ready to serve.