Brown Sugar Loaf Cake
This Brown Sugar Loaf Cake is one of our favorites. We add a maple cream cheese frosting and it really takes this cake to the next level. This recipe makes 2 loaf cakes.
Servings: 16 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup of butter softened (2 sticks)
- ½ cup of shortening
- 2 cups of brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of white sugar
- 5 eggs
- ½ teaspoon of baking soda
- 3 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 cup of whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons of vanilla
- 1 cup of chopped pecans add extra for topping of cakes
Maple Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- 8 ounces of cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 1 stick of butter softened
- 3 cups of powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon of maple flavoring
Instructions
Cake instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and shortening together with a mixer, gradually adding brown and white sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl, once combined, add to the wet mixture a little at a time, alternating between adding whipping cream, too.
- Once all is combined add the vanilla extract and the pecans. Pour into two greased 9X5 baking pans and cook for 50 minutes and test for doneness.
- Pound cakes vary; this took one hour for my oven, so start testing at 50 minutes. Let cool and add the maple frosting.
Frosting Instructions:
- Combine all ingredients and mix until smooth, top both loaves with frosting and add chopped pecans.
Notes
This recipe makes 2 loaf cakes.