Recipe: Maple Walnut Pound Cake

Maple Walnut Pound Cake
Source: California Walnut Commission
Makes one 9 or 10 inch cake (approx. 12-14 servings)

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
5 eggs
1 1/2 cups California walnuts, chopped
1/8 cup whole milk
maple glaze (recipe follows)
Walnut halves or chopped walnuts for garnish

In mixer bowl cream butter and sugars until fluffy. In another bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. In measuring cup combine milk and maple flavoring; beat into butter mixture alternatively with flour mixture. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts.

Turn into greased 9 or 10 inch tube pan. Bake in lower third of 300F oven 1 hour to 1 hour, 15 minutes, just until pick inserted into center comes out clean.

Cool in pan 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack to cool completely. Drizzle with maple glaze and garnish with walnuts.

MAPLE GLAZE
In a small bowl mix 1 cup sifted powdered sugar with 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoon milk to make a glaze of thick pouring consistency. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon maple flavoring.