Double Vanilla Pound Cake With Rum Vanilla Glaze Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Spray two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch metal loaf pans with the baking spray and sprinkle the insides of the pans with the demerara sugar, tilting the pans to cover evenly.
• Place the butter, cream cheese, and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes, until light and creamy. Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula to be sure it's well mixed. With the mixer on low, add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well and scraping down the bowl before adding the next egg. Mix in the vanilla extract and vanilla seeds.
• Combine the cake flour and salt in a medium bowl. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, scraping down the bowl and beater with a rubber spatula. Mix the batter with the spatula to be sure it's well mixed. Divide the batter evenly between the two loaf pans, smooth the tops, and bake in the center of the oven for 60 to 70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean.
• Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then carefully turn them out and cool completely on a baking rack.

Steps:

• Double Vanilla Pound Cake Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pour milk into a saucepan, add the vanilla bean, and scald the milk.
• Let mixture cool to room temperature.
• Remove vanilla bean and set aside.
• Resift the flour with the baking powder and the salt onto a sheet of waxed paper; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter with an electric mixer on moderately high speed until light, about 3 minutes.
• Add the vanilla sugar in two portions, beating thoroughly after each portion is added.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, periodically scraping down the sides of the bowl to ensure an even mixture.
• Blend in vanilla extract.
• On low speed, add the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
• Pour and scrape the batter into lightly buttered, floured 10-inch tube pan, a large square baking pan or three loaf pans.
• Bake the cake on the lowest rack of the oven for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake emerges clean and dry.
• Cool cake in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
• Prick holes all over the top of the cake with a thin knife or toothpick and slowly spoon glaze over the cake, allowing the syrup to absorb into the cake.
• Rum-Vanilla Glaze Instructions: Place sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, or until syrup begins to thicken.
• Allow to cool slightly before adding extract and rum.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 9-inch tube pan.
• In large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, stirring in a bit of the flour after the third egg. Add remaining flour, mixing until well combined.
• Scrape the insides from one inch of a vanilla bean and add along with the teaspoon of vanilla, blending well. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour.
• Remove from oven, let cool on wire rack about 15 minutes and unmold. When cool, store covered with plastic wrap or foil. Serve with fresh raspberries or vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 6-cup (8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch) loaf pan; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; add vanilla and salt. With mixer on low, gradually add flour, beating just until combined (do not overmix).
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour (tent with aluminum foil if browning too quickly). Let cool in pan 15 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack, and turn upright to cool completely.