Brown Sugar-Walnut Pound Cake with Peach-Maple Sauce
We've spiced up our Classic Pound Cake recipe with brown sugar, walnuts, and a
peach-maple sauce.
For the Cake
1 pound (3 1/4 cups) all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon coarse salt
4 sticks softened unsalted butter, plus more for pans
2 cups packed dark-brown sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
9 large, room-temperature eggs
2 cups toasted, chopped walnuts
For the Topping
1 cup pure maple syrup
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 stick unsalted butter
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 or 2 sliced peaches
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter two 5-by-9-inch loaf pans. Combine flour
and 1 tablespoon salt in a bowl.
2. Cream 4 sticks butter and dark-brown sugar with a mixer on high speed until
pale and fluffy, for 8 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Reduce speed to
medium, and add vanilla extract.
3. Lightly beat eggs, and add to mixer bowl in 4 additions, mixing thoroughly
after each and scraping down sides. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture
in 4 additions, mixing until just incorporated. Fold walnuts into finished
batter. Divide batter between pans. Tap on counter to distribute; smooth tops.
4. Bake until a tester inserted into center of each cake comes out clean,
about 65 minutes. Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Remove from
pans, and let cool completely on wire rack.
5. Make the peach-maple sauce: Combine maple syrup, light-brown sugar, 1 stick
unsalted butter, and 1 teaspoon salt in a saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat,
stirring, until sugar dissolves and liquid comes to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes
more. Stir in heavy cream, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat; add sliced
peaches. Let thicken, 5 minutes.
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