Almond and Cardamom Pound Cake
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Recipe type: Baking
Cuisine: Cakes
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Serves: 10
 
Almond and Cardamom Pound Cake is an easy to bake treat, that goes perfectly with a cup of tea.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup wholemeal (whole wheat) flour
  • ½ cup plain (all-purpose} flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon bicarb soda (baking soda)
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • ¾ cup (1½ sticks) of unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ⅔ cup of cream cheese (5 ounces), at room temperature
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 vanilla bean pod
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom (3 pods)
  • slithered almonds to decorate loaf
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 175 deg C (350 degrees F). Grease and line a loaf pan with parchment paper
  2. Sift the flours, baking powder, salt, and baking soda into a medium bowl and set aside.
  3. Combine the butter and cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat until blended. Slowly beat in the sugar, until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  4. Scrape the seeds out of the vanilla bean pod and add it to the mixture along with the ground cardamom. Mix until incorporated.
  5. Add the eggs — one at a time — and beat over medium-low, scraping down sides of bowl.
  6. Turn the mixer speed to low and slowly add the dry mix, beating until just incorporated. Scrape the batter into your prepared pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle with almonds.
  7. Bake the cake until the top is golden brown and springs back when gently pressed and a tester inserted into the centre comes out clean (about 60–70 minutes).
Recipe by A Spoonful of Sugar at https://aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com/almond-cardamom-pound-cake/