Berry Pound Cakes

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
  2. Butter two 4 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch loaf pans.
  3. Line with parchment paper, allowing a 1-inch overhang on long sides.
  4. Butter the parchment; set aside.
  5. Whisk together flours, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
  6. Put butter, granulated sugar, and vanilla into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
  7. Mix in eggs, one at a time.
  8. Reduce speed to low.
  9. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the milk.
  10. Divide batter between prepared pans.
  11. Bake until dark golden and a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes.
  12. Let cool on a wire rack 15 minutes.
  13. Lift cakes out; let cool completely on rack.
  14. Trim tops of cakes to make level.
  15. The cakes can be stored at room temperature, covered, up to 1 day.
  16. Put cream and confectioners sugar into the clean bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
  17. Transfer whipped cream to a pastry bag fitted with a leaf tip (such as Ateco #113).
  18. Pipe a ruffled pattern on tops of cakes.
  19. Pile blueberries in center of 1 cake, and raspberries in center of the other.

unsalted butter, flour, cake flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, vanilla, eggs, milk, heavy cream, confectioners sugar, fresh blueberries, fresh raspberries

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/berry-pound-cakes-393086 (may not work)

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