Best 7 Apricot Brandy Pound Cake Ii Recipes

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**Indulge in the Sweetness of Apricot Brandy Pound Cake: A Journey Through Delectable Variations**

Welcome to a delectable journey into the world of apricot brandy pound cake, a classic dessert that combines the flavors of juicy apricots and aromatic brandy in a moist and flavorful pound cake. This article presents a collection of recipes that explore different dimensions of this beloved treat, guiding you through variations that cater to diverse dietary preferences and culinary desires. From the classic apricot brandy pound cake, featuring a rich and buttery crumb infused with apricot brandy, to the gluten-free version that offers a lighter yet equally indulgent experience, these recipes promise to satisfy every sweet craving. Additionally, discover a tantalizing apricot brandy pound cake with a streusel topping, adding a delightful crunch and extra layer of flavor to this timeless dessert. Whether you prefer a traditional approach or seek a healthier option with reduced sugar, this article has something for every baker and apricot brandy enthusiast. Embark on this culinary adventure and create a masterpiece that will impress your loved ones and make any occasion extra special.

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

APRICOT BRANDY POUND CAKE



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Make and share this Apricot Brandy Pound Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Connie Maple

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 cups sugar
1 cup margarine
6 eggs
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup apricot brandy
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon rum extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

  • Grease and flour a very large tube pan.
  • Cream together sugar and butter add eggs one at a time.
  • Mix dry things and set aside.
  • Mix sour cream and all flavorings and brandy.
  • Alternately add dry and wet to sugar mix.
  • Mix until well blended then pour into pan and bake at 325 for 70 minutes.

APRICOT BRANDY POUND CAKE



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Make and share this Apricot Brandy Pound Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
1/2 cup apricot brandy
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1/2 teaspoon rum extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

  • Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating until mixture is light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well.
  • Combine sour cream, brandy, and flavorings.
  • Add to creamed mixture alternately with flour mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  • Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
  • Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until cake tests done.
  • Cool in pan 10-15 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely.

APRICOT BRANDY POUND CAKE



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Make a classic cake you can serve every which way--plain, with fruit or whipped cream, toasted, or cut into squares for dipping in fondue.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h10m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
3 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup apricot brandy or apricot nectar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
6 eggs
1 tablespoon powdered sugar, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom and sides of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with shortening; lightly flour.
  • In large bowl, beat all ingredients except powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
  • Bake 1 hour 25 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 430, Carbohydrate 57 g, Cholesterol 130 mg, Fat 4, Fiber 0 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 240 mg, Sugar 39 g, TransFat 1 g

APRICOT BRANDY POUND CAKE III



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From my Grandfather's own kitchen creations. Uses lots of extracts and take time to prepare, but well worth it!!!

Provided by VTGIRL22

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Liqueur Dessert Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
½ teaspoon rum flavored extract
1 teaspoon orange extract
¼ teaspoon almond extract
½ teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup apricot brandy
1 cup butter
3 cups white sugar
6 eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • Combine the sour cream, rum flavoring, orange extract, almond extract, lemon extract, vanilla extract and apricot brandy. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream and flavorings mixture, stirring just until incorporated.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 435.5 calories, Carbohydrate 59.9 g, Cholesterol 113.7 mg, Fat 17.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 222.4 mg, Sugar 40.3 g

APRICOT BRANDY AND PEACH SCHNAPPS POUND CAKE



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A large and moist cake with a fruity kick! Be sure and add it to your holiday dessert table!

Provided by Judy Cambell

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Pound Cake Recipes

Time 1h55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 cups white sugar
1 cup butter, softened
6 eggs, beaten
3 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
¼ cup apricot brandy
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 cup white sugar
½ cup peach schnapps
1 cup water
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 cup apricot preserves
½ cup apricot brandy
1 teaspoon lemon zest
½ cup almonds

Steps:

  • Butter and flour one angle food tube cake pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar for 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time. Beat well. Sift flour with soda and salt; add sour cream and brandy ending with flour. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes.
  • Prepare the syrup in a sauce pan by combining the sugar, peach flavored liqueur, water and lemon zest. Boil for 1 minute.
  • Turn cake out onto plate and punch holes in bottom of cake with ice pick or something similar. Slowly pour all of syrup into holes until cake is penetrated and syrup is absorbed. Immediately turn cake right side up onto serving plate.
  • Prepare the topping/glaze by combining the apricot preserves, apricot brandy and lemon zest in a sauce pan and boiling for 1 minute. Drizzle over top of cake. Place sliced almonds on top of glaze along with a little lemon zest if desired.
  • Serve the cake with sliced fresh peaches and coat with 1/2 cup citrus juice. Add one basket blueberries and mix together. Pour 1/2 cup peach flavored liqueur and 1/2 cup simple syrup over fruit. (simple syrup made from 1/2 cup sugar boiled in 1 cup water for 1 minute and cooled)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 750.8 calories, Carbohydrate 114.4 g, Cholesterol 142.1 mg, Fat 25.2 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 8.6 g, SaturatedFat 13.3 g, Sodium 289.4 mg, Sugar 82.8 g

APRICOT BRANDY POUND CAKE II



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It's Just Great. But I must warn you if you are trying to lose weight, don't eat this cake. Calories, Calories, Calories! Delicious, Delicious, Delicious!

Provided by Allendra Burton

Categories     Pound Cake

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 cups white sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
.563 cup apricot brandy
1 cup sour cream
1 cup butter
6 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour a 12-cup bundt pan.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, brandy, butter or margarine, sour cream, eggs, and extracts. Mix all ingredients with electric mixer, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 80 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes, and remove cake from pan. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 546.8 calories, Carbohydrate 74.9 g, Cholesterol 142.1 mg, Fat 22.2 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, Sodium 278 mg, Sugar 50.3 g

APRICOT NECTAR POUND CAKE



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This a rich, moist cake that is easy to make. It is a recipe that you can easily adjust, to take on the flavors you want to experiment with. I like it without the brandy but some want more of an apricot flavor. Give it a try!

Provided by Todd Cassie McWhorter

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Cake Mix Cake Recipes     Pound Cake

Time 52m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (18.25 ounce) package moist yellow cake mix
4 eggs
½ cup white sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
¾ cup apricot nectar
¼ cup apricot brandy
3 tablespoons apricot nectar
3 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch Bundt pan.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs, 1/2 cup of sugar, oil, 3/4 cup of apricot nectar and brandy using an electric mixer on low speed. Mix for 3 minutes on high speed. Pour into the prepared pan.
  • Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan, then invert onto a serving plate.
  • To make the icing, combine 3 tablespoons of apricot nectar, 3 tablespoons of sugar and butter in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until butter is melted and sugar has dissolved. Let cool one minute, then pour over the cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 373.3 calories, Carbohydrate 48.1 g, Cholesterol 67.9 mg, Fat 17.7 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 320.7 mg, Sugar 33 g

Tips:

  • Use a bundt pan with a capacity of at least 10 cups for best results.
  • Make sure all your ingredients are at room temperature before beginning.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
  • Do not overmix the batter, as this can result in a tough cake.
  • Fold in the chopped apricots and brandy.
  • Bake the cake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool completely before glazing.
  • For the glaze, simply whisk together the apricot preserves and brandy until smooth.
  • Pour the glaze over the cooled cake and let it set before serving.

Conclusion:

Apricot brandy pound cake is a delicious and classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist and flavorful crumb, sweet apricot glaze, and hint of brandy, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.

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