Bready or Not: Maple Pound Cake

This bundt cake tastes just like a fluffy pancake with maple syrup. I am dead serious.

On this date, my 18th anniversary, I celebrate by sharing this amazing not-a-pancake-but-tastes-like-pancake cake. It’ll blow your mind.

The original recipe was from King Arthur Flour, but I turned it into a poke cake because I didn’t want all the glaze on the outside. I wanted to infuse it. I wanted the dough to marinate in glorious maple.

If you love maple, this is your new favorite pound cake.

This would be great for breakfast if you need to feed a crowd. Bake this up the day before, and slice this up in the morning. No fussing over individual pancakes! Just eat more cake!

Plus, no worries about leftovers. Bundt cakes like this are awesome because you can cut them into slices, freeze them up waxed paper, then transfer them to a freezer bag or container. Thaw them to eat, or zap them in the microwave straight from the freezer.

In case it didn’t come across, you should know that this cake is awesome. You should make it.

Modified from King Arthur Flour.

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Bready or Not: Maple Pound Cake

This easy-to-make bundt cake tastes just like pancakes slathered in maple syrup! It's perfect for breakfast or dessert. Bake it the day before, and conveniently feed a crowd for breakfast.

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Keyword: bundt cake, cake, maple, sour cream

Author: Beth Cato

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter 1 1/2 sticks, softened
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup real maple syrup
• 1 cup sour cream 8 ounces
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon maple flavor

Glaze

• 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup real maple syrup
• 1/4 cup water

Instructions

• Preheat oven at 350-degrees. Grease a 9-or-10-cup bundt pan.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a big mixing bowl, beat together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, scraping sides of bowl in between. Pour in the maple syrup.
• Mix in half the flour mixture. Then stir in the sour cream, vanilla, and maple flavor. Add the rest of the flour mix, until everything is just combined.
• Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let cool on rack for 10 minutes, then invert the cake onto the rack. Don't wash the pan! Set it aside for now.
• After an hour and a half--or longer--begin making the glaze. In a medium saucepan, combine all three glaze ingredients. Bring it a rapid boil, then reduce to a simmer for 5 to 8 minutes, until it thickens to a syrupy consistency. Remove pan from heat.
• Carefully invert the cooled cake into the pan again. Use a chopstick or skewer to stab all over the cake. Slowly spoon or pour about half the glaze into the holes and edges. Let it rest a few minutes. Invert the cake again onto the cake pan base or a storage plate. Again, stab the top of the cake to create holes, then spoon the rest of the glaze on. Can also use a basting brush to cover the exterior of the cake and sweep up any drippings.
• Store cake covered at room temperature. Slices can also be frozen.
• OM NOM NOM!