Peach Brandy Pound Cake

So there is no way to avoid it but yes there is alcohol in this cake. But This cake is really great. When I first made it everyone loved it, my super healthy sister even had some for breakfast! Yeah it is that good. This recipe is straight from the book other then a few comments I stuck (in). There is also a substitution for the Brandy for those who do not want the alcohol.

Ingredients

1 Cup Butter softened

3 Cups Sugar

6 large Eggs

3 Cups All-purpose Flour

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 8oz carton Sour Cream

1/2 Cup Peach Brandy *

2 teaspoon Dark Rum

1 teaspoon Orange Extract

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1/2 teaspoon Lemon Extract

1/4 teaspoon Almond Extract

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium  speed 5 minutes.

 (Make sure you cream the sugar all the way so you don't see any sugar granuals , so it is nice and creamy, or as close as you can get it, I think I did burn up a hand mixer this way) Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition just until yellow disappears. 

Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and with flour mixture. Mix at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour batter into a greased and floured (I never flour) 10inch tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10-15 minutes; (using a long sharp knife like a felay knife) remove from pan, and cool completely on wire rack. 

(This time I used a pretty mini bunt pan. They were a little crunchy because they were so small so I put a glaze on them, the recipe follows)

Glaze

4 Tablespoons Butter

1/4 Cup Sugar

1-2 Tablespoons Brandy or your peach syrup

Combine in a small sauce pan. Heat over medium heat and stir till the sugar dissolves completely. Brush over your cake while warm.

* (substitute the Peach Brandy with the syrup in canned peaches)