Pastel Pound Cake Recipe

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Mini tinted marshmallows create a marbled look in this Bundt-shaped pound cake from Jean Karolewicz of Elmwood Park, Illinois. It's sppecial enough to offer at a festive gathering or to slice up for a weekday snack.

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Pastel Pound Cake Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 55 min. + cooling

Yield: 12-16 Servings

10 55 65

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup pastel miniature marshmallows
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add extracts. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Sprinkle with marshmallows. Top with remaining batter. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 319 calories, 13 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 84 mg cholesterol, 312 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Pastel Pound Cake in Country Woman May/June 2004, p40