Pound Cake with Grand Marnier-Poached Apricots

Name: Pound Cake with Grand Marnier-Poached Apricots
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons cream of tartar; 227 grams cups dried apricots (about; 6 larges eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for pan; 1 1 1/2 piece peeled ginger, sliced; 158 milliliters Grand Marnier; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cardamom; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 12 servings Lightly sweetened whipped cream (for serving); 473 milliliters superfine sugar; 473 milliliters (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Need a vegetarian dessert? Pound Cake with Grand Marnier-Poached Apricots could be an awesome recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 7g of protein, 42g of fat, and a total of 762 calories. This recipe serves 12. If you have ground cardamom, granulated sugar, grand marnier, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours.

Instructions

Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 325°F. Butter and flour pan.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Frying Pan

Whisk salt, cream of tartar, cardamom, and 3 cups flour in a medium bowl.

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Cream Of Tartar

Cardamom

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat 2 cups butter until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to low and gradually add superfine sugar. Increase speed to high and beat until very light and creamy, 6–8 minutes longer.

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Superfine Sugar

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Add eggs 1 at a time, beating to blend between additions. Beat in cream and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; gradually add dry ingredients, mixing until mostly combined. Finish mixing with a rubber spatula just until combined. Scrape batter into prepared pan.

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Vanilla