Sparkling Cider Pound Cake with Sparkling Cider Glaze

By natstew627

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/4 cup shortening I use Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening and it has 0g Trans Fat per serving
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp. butter extract
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup Sparkling Cider I love Martinelli's brand
• . GLAZE . .
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup Spakling Cider

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from chef-in-training.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.Cream butter, shortening and sugar together in a large bowl.

2.Beat in eggs one at a time along with the butter extract.

3.In a small bowl, combine salt, baking powder, and flour and stir to evenly combine. Add alternately with 1/2 cup sparkling cider to the wet ingredients and beat until well incorporated.

4.Pour into a greased and floured 9 inch by 5 inch loaf pan.

5.Bake at 325 degrees F for about 60-70 minutes or until the top is golden brown and until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean. Let cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.

6.In a medium bowl, whisk sparkling cider and powdered sugar until smooth consistency is reached. Poor over cooled pound cake.