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Lavender Pound Cake

Lavender Pound Cake Recipe

You can ice with my recipe for lavender icing! You all have just got to grow lavender! This is a cake that is on the dry side but very good if you want go ahead and pour some of this (OPTIONAL)syrup on it Moisten & Flavor the Cake With This Simple Syrup recipe #132244. You have your choice of flavors but I would go with the lavender!
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 cake
Calories 5025.8 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 3 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped lavender flowers

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Butter and lightly flour a 13x9x2" baking pan.
  • In a mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in egg yolks one at a time.
  • On low speed, add cake flour alternately with milk.
  • Beat in baking powder and vanilla.
  • Beat in lavender flowers.
  • Pour into prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees, until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out on to a pretty platter and cool completely.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1366gCalories: 5025.8kcalCarbohydrates: 692gProtein: 65.4gFat: 224.2gSaturated Fat: 132.5gCholesterol: 1780.9mgSodium: 929.6mgFiber: 8.2gSugar: 302.5g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Brunch, Dessert, Oven, Spring, Summer, Weeknight
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