Best 7 Amaretto Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable Amaretto Sour Cream Pound Cake, a harmonious blend of sweet and tangy flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This classic dessert incorporates the nutty essence of amaretto liqueur, the richness of sour cream, and the moist, tender texture of a pound cake. Each bite offers a delightful symphony of flavors and textures, making it a perfect treat for any occasion.

The recipe also includes a luscious Amaretto Glaze, a perfect complement to the cake. This glaze adds an extra layer of sweetness and a glossy finish, making the cake even more visually appealing. Additionally, the article provides a delightful twist with the Sour Cream Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze recipe. This variation introduces a refreshing citrus flavor, creating a vibrant and balanced dessert.

For those seeking a gluten-free option, the Gluten-Free Amaretto Sour Cream Pound Cake recipe offers a delicious alternative. This recipe uses almond flour and tapioca flour to create a moist and flavorful cake that is just as satisfying as the traditional version.

Whichever recipe you choose, you're in for a delightful treat. The Amaretto Sour Cream Pound Cake is a versatile dessert that can be enjoyed on its own or paired with fresh berries, whipped cream, or ice cream. Its rich flavor and moist texture make it a perfect choice for celebrations, potlucks, or simply as a special treat for yourself and loved ones.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CINNAMON AND AMARETTO POUND CAKE



Cinnamon and Amaretto Pound Cake image

This is a great cake to serve at a brunch, alongside a nice hot cup of coffee!

Provided by Kim

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Liqueur Dessert Recipes     Amaretto

Time 2h

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 20

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 eggs, room temperature
⅔ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
⅓ cup amaretto liqueur
1 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream, or more as needed
2 teaspoons amaretto liqueur
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon almond extract
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sliced almonds, or to taste
1 pinch ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan.
  • Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg together in a small bowl.
  • Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Mix in sour cream, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix in half the flour mixture on low speed until just combined. Pour in amaretto and mix gently. Add in remaining flour mixture; blend until just combined. Batter will be somewhat thick; pour evenly into prepared tube pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cake cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely, at least 40 minutes.
  • To make glaze: Whisk powdered sugar, heavy cream, amaretto, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt together until smooth. Add more heavy cream if glaze is too thick. Pour glaze over cooled cake; top with sliced almonds and a sprinkling of cinnamon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 562 calories, Carbohydrate 72.2 g, Cholesterol 136.1 mg, Fat 26 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 15.4 g, Sodium 434.1 mg, Sugar 46.7 g

SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE



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Because I'm our town's postmaster, I can bake only in my spare time. When I do, I especially like this sour cream pound cake recipe. This one tastes great as is, or tucked under ice cream and chocolate syrup like a hot fudge sundae! -Karen Conrad, East Troy, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h30m

Yield 20 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs, room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream and vanilla. Beat on low just until blended. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. , Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 311 calories, Fat 13g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 96mg cholesterol, Sodium 163mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (30g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

AMARETTO CAKE



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This cake is awesome! My family loves it.

Provided by Shawn

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Liqueur Dessert Recipes     Amaretto

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1 (5.1 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
½ cup water
½ cup vegetable oil
¼ teaspoon almond extract
½ cup amaretto liqueur
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
  • In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, instant vanilla pudding, water, oil, almond extract, and 2 tablespoons of the amaretto; blend together well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and while it is still warm, poke holes in the surface. Drizzle with the Amaretto Glaze, insuring that some of the glaze fills the holes. Let the cake cool for at least 2 hours before removing from the pan.
  • To make Amaretto Glaze: Sift the confectioners' sugar, and combine it with the remaining 1/2 cup amaretto. Blend until smooth. You may add more amaretto as needed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.3 calories, Carbohydrate 61.4 g, Cholesterol 62.9 mg, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 479.2 mg, Sugar 43.6 g

AMARETTO ITALIAN SOUR CREAM CAKE



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This is a delicious cake that eveyone should try at least once, It's so good,and the glaze is yummy!!

Provided by Chef mariajane

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 1 10-inch tube cake

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 eggs, separated
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup pecans, ground
1 (18 1/2 ounce) package butter recipe cake mix (pudding included)
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup Amaretto
1/4 cup water
2 eggs
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 tablespoons Amaretto
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 tablespoon corn syrup
2 -4 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons ground pecans
6 maraschino cherries

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F Using 2 tablespoons shortening, generously grease a 10-inch tube pan.
  • In small bowl, beat 2 egg whites, until foamy. Gradually add brown sugar and beat until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes. Fold in coconut and ground pecans. Spread meringue on bottom and sides of pan to within 1-inch of top of pan.
  • In large bowl, blend cake mix, sour cream, amaretto, water, eggs and 2 yolks at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at highest speed. pour batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake 55-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool upright in pan for 10 minutes. Loosen sides and invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.
  • GLAZE:.
  • In a small bowl, blend powdered sugar, cocoa, amaretto, butter, corn syrup and water until smooth. Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides of cake. Sprinkle with ground pecans. Garnish with cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 5132, Fat 239.5, SaturatedFat 105.8, Cholesterol 988.2, Sodium 4010.3, Carbohydrate 708.8, Fiber 29.8, Sugar 477.9, Protein 69.1

AMARETTO CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING



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I came up with this amaretto cake recipe because I was craving something that tasted like wedding cake. The texture is similar to pound cake, which is exactly what I wanted. Everyone who tastes it LOVES it. -Megan Dudash, Youngsville, North Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h15m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 18

3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup amaretto
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
BUTTERCREAM:
1-1/3 cups butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
7-1/2 to 8 cups confectioners' sugar
2/3 cup amaretto
Optional decorations: Toasted sliced almonds, milk chocolate M&M's and melted chocolate

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper., In a bowl, whisk flour and baking powder. In another bowl, whisk sour cream, milk and amaretto until blended. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beating well after each addition., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., In a large bowl, beat butter, vanilla and salt until creamy. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar, alternately with amaretto, to reach desired consistency. Reserve 2/3 cup frosting for piping., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting., Pipe reserved frosting around bottom edge of cake. If desired, decorate cake with flowers, using almonds for petals and M&M's for the centers. Pipe designs on frosting with melted chocolate as desired.

Nutrition Facts :

AMARETTO SOUR CREAM CAKE RECIPE



Amaretto Sour Cream Cake Recipe image

Provided by pammons

Number Of Ingredients 18

Glaze:
2 eggs, separated
1/2 cup browns sugar, packed
1 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup ground pecans
1 package pillsbury pudding, butter cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup Amaretto
1/2 cup water
2 eggs
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
2 Tablespoons Cocoa
2 Tablespoon Amaretto
1 Tablespoon Butter, softened
1 Tablespoon Corn Syrup
2 Teaspoon Water
2 Teaspoon Ground Pecans
6 maraschino cherries

Steps:

  • Grease a 10" tube pan generously. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add brown sugar, beat until stiff peaks form, about 3 min. Fold in coconut and pecans. Spread meringue mixture on bottom and sides of prepared pan, to within 1" of top of pan. In a large bowl blend cake mix, sour cream, amaretto, water, eggs, and 2 egg yolkf at low speed on electric mixer until moistened, beat 2 min. at high speed. Pour batter evenly into meringue lined pan. Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 35 to 65 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool uprights in pan 10 min., loosen sides and invert onto serving plate. Cool completely. In a small bowl, blend powdered sugar, cocoa, amaretto, butter, corn syrup, and water until smooth. Spoon over top of cake, some to ride down sides. Sprinkle with ground pecans; garnish with cherries.

AMARETTO CREAM CAKE



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Recipe is from razzledazzlerecipes.com and starts with prepackaged yellow cake mix with Amaretto, apricots and cream cheese.

Provided by Pinay0618

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup amaretto liqueur
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 (15 ounce) can apricot halves, drained
2/3 cup amaretto liqueur
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
3 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour 2 round 9 inch pans.
  • In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, buttermilk, 1/4 cup amaretto and oil. Beat for 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour into 2 round 9 inch pans.
  • Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool completely. When cool, slice each layer in half horizontally, making 4 layers.
  • Make apricot filling by combining drained apricots and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons amaretto in a blender. Process until smooth. Place bottom layer of cake on serving dish. Spread 1/3 of apricot filling on cake layer, then repeat with other layers. Frost with Amaretto Cheese Frosting.
  • To make Amaretto Cheese Frosting: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 3 tablespoons amaretto until soft. Add confectioners sugar and beat until smooth. Frost top and sides of cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 562.8, Fat 24.2, SaturatedFat 10.2, Cholesterol 96.1, Sodium 435.9, Carbohydrate 81.4, Fiber 1, Sugar 64.3, Protein 7.2

Tips:

  • To ensure a moist and even crumb, ensure all ingredients are at room temperature before beginning.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help incorporate air into the batter, resulting in a lighter texture.
  • Gradually add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. This will help prevent the batter from curdling.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add this mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with the sour cream. Mix until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
  • Stir in the amaretto liqueur and vanilla extract. These ingredients will add flavor and depth to the cake.
  • Pour the batter into a greased and floured loaf pan. Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Once the cake is completely cooled, dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with a glaze made from amaretto liqueur and powdered sugar.

Conclusion:

The amaretto sour cream pound cake is a delectable treat that combines the flavors of amaretto liqueur, sour cream, and vanilla. Its moist and tender crumb makes it perfect for any occasion, whether it's a special brunch, afternoon tea, or dessert. With its simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, this cake is sure to become a favorite in your kitchen. So next time you're looking for a delicious and impressive dessert, give this amaretto sour cream pound cake a try. You won't be disappointed!

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