Cake Recipes
Malted Milk Black and White Pound Cake
Yield: 12 to 16 servings
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
- 1/2 cup malted milk powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 7 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 cup chocolate syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
Instructions
- Position an oven rack in lower third of oven and heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 10 inch, springform tube pan with vegetable oil spray and dust all over, including tube, with fine dry bread crumbs (or all-purpose flour). Tap out excess and set aside.
- Resift cake flour with malted milk powder and salt; set aside.
- Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer set on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes, until smooth and creamy.
- Add sugar about 1/4 cup at a time, beating for about 30 seconds after each addition.
- Add vanilla extract and beat for 6 to 7 minutes, until fluffy and light in color.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, beating for about 30 seconds after each addition. Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 1 to 2 minutes more. Scrape bowl and beaters.
- On low speed, add half flour mixture and beat only until incorporated.
- Beat in milk, then remaining flour, beating only until well combined.
- Scrape 5 cups of batter into prepared pan and level top with a rubber spatula.
- Add chocolate syrup, baking soda and almond extract to remaining batter and beat only until thoroughly combined.
- Pour chocolate batter over light batter and smooth top; don't mix the two.
- Bake for about 1 hour and 25 minutes, until cake is golden brown on top and springs back when gently pressed, and a tester inserted into thickest part comes out clean. Do not over-bake.
- Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
- Cover with another rack and invert.
- Carefully remove sides of pan, cover with another rack, and invert again to cool completely right side up.
- Transfer to a cake plate and use a serrated knife to cut into thin slices.