Irish Cream Pound Cake - Irish Cream & Coffee Pound Cake
- 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) butter or margarine, softened
- 3 cups (700 ml) sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1-1/2 tbsp (20 ml) instant coffee granules
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) boiling water
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) Irish cream liqueur
- 4 cups (950 ml) flour
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
- 1 tsp (5 ml) almond extract
- IRISH CREAM GLAZE
- 1 tsp (5 ml) instant coffee granules
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) boiling water
- 1-1/2 tbsp (20 ml) Irish cream liqueur
- 2/3 cup (150 ml) powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp (45 ml) toasted sliced almonds
- Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer, about 2 minutes.
- Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed 5-7 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.
- Dissolve coffee granules in boiling water; stir in liqueur.
- Add flour to butter mixture alternately with coffee
- mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
- Mix at low speed just until blended after each addition.
- Stir in extracts.
- Pour batter into a greased and floured 10" bundt pan.
- Bake at 300 degrees (150 C.) for 1 hour and 40 minutes or until tested done.
- Cool in pan on wire rack for 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from pan and let cool 30 minutes on wire rack.
- Brush with Irish cream glaze and sprinkle with toasted almonds.
- Dissolve coffee granules in water.
- Add liqueur and powdered sugar.
- Stir in until blended.
- Makes 1/2 cup (125 ml).
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Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/00108D (may not work)