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Raisin Sauce for Pound Cake Recipe

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This home—style dessert that takes just moments to prepare. “I often substitute white cupcakes for the pound cake,” says Charlene Turnbull from Wainwright, Alberta. “It’s one of our favorite desserts!”

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Raisin Sauce for Pound Cake Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

5 10 15

Ingredients

1 loaf (10-3/4 ounces) frozen pound cake
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash ground cinnamon and nutmeg
1 cup water
2 tablespoons raisins
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon maple flavoring
Vanilla ice cream

Directions

With a serrated knife, cut pound cake in half widthwise; cut one half into four slices and set aside to thaw. Freeze remaining cake for another use.
In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir in water until smooth. Add raisins. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and maple flavoring. Top each slice of cake with a scoop of ice cream; drizzle with raisin sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Originally published as Raisin Sauce for Pound Cake in Simple & Delicious January/February 2008, p21

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