Shamrock Cutout Pound Cake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 1 hour Bake: 50 min. + cooling
YIELD: 1 loaf (16 slices).
My son Gabriel loves surprises inside cakes, like seeing a shamrock when this cake is sliced. Everyone wants to know how it’s done. — Angela Lively, Spring, Texas
Ingredients
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2 packages (16 ounces each) pound cake mix
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10 drops green food coloring
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1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
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GLAZE:
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1 cup confectioners' sugar
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1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
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3 to 5 teaspoons 2% milk
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven according to package directions. Grease a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Prepare one package cake mix according to package directions, adding food coloring and extract before mixing batter. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake and cool as package directs.
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2.
Cut cooled cake into 1-in.-thick slices. Cut slices with a 2-1/2-in. shamrock-shaped cookie cutter (save remaining cake for another use). Stand shamrock slices at an angle in a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan.
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3.
Prepare remaining cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter around and over shamrock slices. Bake and cool as package directs.
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4.
For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Pour glaze over cake, allowing some to flow over sides.
Nutrition Facts
1 slice: 228 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 43mg cholesterol, 181mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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