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Make this Amaretto Pound Cake Recipe with Whipped Mascarpone for a simple and indulgent dessert. This easy homemade cake is flavored with almond and amaretto then baked in a loaf pan. Serve with fluffy whipped vanilla mascarpone cheese and fresh berries for a gorgeous sweet treat!

Amaretto Pound Cake Recipe with Whipped Crème Fraîche

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Author: Nicole Harris

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1½ Cups Cake Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter - room temp
  • 1¼ Cups Sugar
  • 3 Large Eggs - room temp
  • 1 teaspoon Rodelle Pure Almond Extract
  • 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
  • 3/4 Cups Amaretto

Whipped Crème Fraîche

  • 7 ounces Crème Fraîche
  • 1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Rodelle Vanilla Bean Paste

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Sift together flour and salt. Set aside.
  • Beat butter and sugar for 3 minutes.
  • Mix in eggs, sour cream and almond extract.
  • Gradually mix in dry ingredients while alternately adding amaretto. Mix until combined.
  • Transfer batter to standard loaf pan that has been generously sprayed with nonstick.
  • Bake on center rack for 50-55 minutes or until toothpick can be inserted and removed clean.
  • Allow to cool in pan for 30 minutes then transfer to cooling rack.

Whipped Crème Fraîche

  • Combine ingredients and whip for 1 minute.

Notes

Regular whipped cream can be used instead of crème fraîche.
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