Apple Cider Pound Cake



INGREDIENTS:

3 c Sugar

1 1/2 c Butter or Margarine

6 Eggs

3 c Flour -- All-Purpose

1/2 ts Salt

1/2 ts Baking Powder

1 t Cinnamon -- Ground

1/2 ts Allspice -- Ground

1/2 ts Nutmeg -- Ground

1/4 ts Cloves -- Ground

1 c Apple Cider

1 t Vanilla Extract

icing:

1/2 c Sugar

1/4 c Butter or Margarine

1/4 c Buttermilk

1/2 ts Vanilla Extract

1/4 ts Baking Soda

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
addition. Stir together all dry ingredients; set
aside. Combine cider and vanilla. Add dry ingredients
alternately with cider mixture to batter. Mix until
well blended. Spoon into a greased 10-inch angel food
cake pan or fluted tube pan. Bake at 325~F for about
1 hour and 10 minutes or until cake tests done.
Meanwhile, combine all icing ingredients in a saucepan.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
While cake is warm, drizzle 1/3 of the icing over the
cake. Serve remaining icing over individual cake
servings, if desired.



Apple Cider Pound Cake