Black Pepper Pound Cake

Name: Black Pepper Pound Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3 cups sugar; 3 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper; 2 teaspoons lemon extract; 6 eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; Confectioners' sugar, optional

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours

Yield 16 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

"I once had a recipe for this cake from the early 1900's but lost it, so I adapted my grandma's pound cake recipe," relates field editor Sue Gronholz from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups sugar
3 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
2 teaspoons lemon extract
6 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in pepper and extract. Add eggs, one at a time, beating very well after each addition. Add flour alternately with cream and mix well.
Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 70-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 414 calories, 19g fat (11g saturated fat), 131mg cholesterol, 146mg sodium, 56g carbohydrate (37g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

"I once had a recipe for this cake from the early 1900's but lost it, so I adapted my grandma's pound cake recipe," relates field editor Sue Gronholz from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

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