Peach Pound Cake

From: Taste of Home

• 12-16 Servings
• Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 cups diced fresh or frozen peaches
• Confectioners' sugar

Directions

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the batter alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in the peaches.
• Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 337 calories, 15 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 115 mg cholesterol, 200 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Peach Pound Cake published in Taste of Home June/July 2003, p41