Over the weekend I was linked to a Pound Cake recipe by my good pal and fellow blogger, Em . This recipe included sweetened condensed milk and that alone piqued my interest. Honestly, I was bored, it was Memorial Day and I had my fair share of planting flowers, so I headed off to the grocery store to grab a few ingredients. This recipe whipped together in no time and produced a gorgeous, sweet and delicious pound cake. Once it had cooled, I contemplated tossing it on the grill to serve alongside grilled pineapples. However, I ultimately made the decision to make use of all the amazing ripe berries in my fridge and create parfaits. Before I assembled the parfaits, I whipped up one cup of heavy cream with the rest of the sweetened condensed milk and folded in a variety of chopped berries. This created a berry cloud of sorts and made the parfaits absolutely drool-worthy! Trust me though…this pound cake would be just as scrumptious plain or with a shot of Reddi Wip! Layer this up in a pretty glass or glop it into your favorite cereal bowl, either way you will be in berry bliss!
Condensed Milk Pound Cake
From Simply Anne’s
1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
1 and 1/3 cups cake flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
3 large eggs
1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Butter an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan and set aside.
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In a bowl beat butter and white sugar until light and fluffy about 2 minutes. Add condensed milk and vanilla beat until well incorporated.
4. Add the sifted dry ingredients and beat until no traces of flour remains.
5. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well and scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl after each additions.
6. Transfer batter into the prepared pan. Bake until the top is dark golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean about 1 hour. Cool and slice.
Cindi
Friday 3rd of December 2010
This is absolutely THE BEST pound cake I have EVER tasted. It is the, rich, moist and flavorful. I like to bake most of my cakes in muffin pans...I took one bite- steaming hot bite- after another. I am so in love with this cake! I can't wait to try this with berries and other flavor combinations. Thank you so much for sharing. This is going in my written "cherished" recipies box.
Prudy
Tuesday 2nd of June 2009
I love the elegant presentation! Yum!
Ingrid
Monday 1st of June 2009
Sounds yummy! Ever since I made your chocolate toffee brownie trifle I've been lovin' parfaits and trifles. So pretty, so easy, yet so goood!~ingrid
pinkstripes
Monday 1st of June 2009
YUM. It looks perfect. I love pound cake and have never made it using sweetened condensed milk. Love the parfait.
teresa
Monday 1st of June 2009
This looks so colorful, light adn delicious!