Need a cake that’s positive to impress? Give this southern, home made Louisiana Crunch Cake a strive. Tender, flavorful cake with a slight crunch from coconut and sliced almonds.

A HOMEMADE POUND CAKE WITH A SWEET CRUNCH

Louisiana Crunch Cake is a buttery, candy (however not too candy) pound cake that’s topped with crunchy sweetened coconut and almonds. This isn’t like that Entenmann’s store-bought cake. That one was a Chicago model of this basic southern cake. I do know you would possibly take a look at that listing of components and assume it’s an excessive amount of. Don’t let it journey you up – I promise you, it’s price it and whips up faster than you would possibly assume. By no means concern although, if you wish to skip all that and make it with a cake combine, I present you ways to do this too!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)

• all-purpose flour – you should utilize cake flour if you happen to desire. I like White Lily all goal flour for my baked items.
• baking powder – make certain your baking powder is contemporary and never expired. Most instances when cake recipes don’t end up correctly it’s as a result of the baking powder was now not contemporary.
• granulated sugar – I’ve not tried this with sugar substitutes.
• salted butter – make certain it’s softened to room temperature so it lotions simpler with the sugar.
• giant eggs – if in case you have time, let the eggs come to room temperature. Cake recipes end up they’re fluffier when all of the components are at room temperature.
• bitter cream – I haven’t tried this with full fats Greek yogurt however I believe it will work.
• vanilla extract and almond extract – the mix of those two extracts actually make this cake style SO good! However you possibly can simply use vanilla if you happen to aren’t a fan of almond extract.
• buttermilk – attempt to use the actual stuff right here. That fats within the milk actually brings numerous moisture into this cake.
• sweetened flaked coconut – this isn’t a Louisiana Crunch Cake with out the coconut however if you happen to simply can’t stand its then you possibly can depart it out.
• coconut extract – once more, you don’t have so as to add this extract however I promise you that you’ll find it irresistible, particularly if you happen to aren’t going to be including the coconut flakes.
• sliced almonds – that is going so as to add that additional crunch this cake is understood for. You possibly can even toast them if you happen to desire.

HOW TO MAKE LOUISIANA CRUNCH CAKE

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 10-inch tube pan properly with cooking spray and put aside. In a medium bowl stir collectively the flour, baking powder, and salt. Put aside. Within the physique of stand mixer with the paddle attachment or in a big bowl with a hand mixer, cream the sugar and butter collectively for two minutes.

Add the eggs in one by one, mixing it in totally earlier than including the following. Stir within the bitter cream, vanilla extract, and almond extract.

Add ⅓ of the flour combination, stir it in totally, scrape down the edges as wanted. Repeat 2 extra instances with the flour combination and buttermilk till properly mixed. Scrape the edges and backside of the mixer properly to make sure it’s properly blended. Add ⅓ of the buttermilk, once more stir it in totally.

For the cake topping, add the sugar to the greased bundt pan. Faucet it alongside the sides of the pan about 3 inches up, and ensure the underside is properly coated within the sugar. Sprinkle the coconut evenly into the underside of the pan.

Unfold the batter into the pan and easy out the highest. Bake for 50-60 minutes till a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear.

Permit the cake to chill utterly within the pan for 10 minutes. Invert the cake onto your serving platter and permit it to chill utterly. As soon as the cake is cool, make the glaze by whisking collectively the powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons of milk, almond extract, coconut extract, and vanilla extract till easy. If the glaze appears slightly too thick, add as much as 1 tablespoon extra milk. The glaze must be thick but pourable. Pour the glaze everywhere in the prime of the cake and permit it to drip down the edges.

Instantly sprinkle the remaining coconut and sliced almonds on prime. You need to do that whereas the glaze remains to be moist so that they stick.

Permit the cake glaze to arrange for a minimum of 1 hour earlier than slicing.

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• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 10-inch tube pan properly with cooking spray and put aside.

• In a medium bowl stir collectively the flour, baking powder, and salt.

• Within the physique of stand mixer with the paddle attachment or in a big bowl with a hand mixer, cream the sugar and butter collectively for two minutes.

• Add the eggs in one by one, mixing it in totally earlier than including the following.

• Stir within the bitter cream, vanilla extract, and almond extract.

• Add ⅓ of the flour combination, stir it in totally, scrape down the edges as wanted.

• Add ⅓ of the buttermilk, once more stir it in totally.

• Repeat 2 extra instances with the flour combination and buttermilk till properly mixed. Scrape the edges and backside of the mixer properly to make sure it’s properly blended.

• For the cake topping, add the sugar to the greased bundt pan. Faucet it alongside the sides of the pan about 3 inches up, and ensure the underside is properly coated within the sugar.

• Sprinkle the coconut evenly into the underside of the pan.

• Unfold the batter into the pan and easy out the highest.

• Bake for 50-60 minutes till a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear.

• Permit the cake to chill utterly within the pan for 10 minutes.

• Invert the cake onto your serving platter and permit it to chill utterly.

• As soon as the cake is cool, make the glaze by whisking collectively the powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons of milk, almond extract, coconut extract, and vanilla extract till easy.

• If the glaze appears slightly too thick, add as much as 1 tablespoon extra milk. The glaze must be thick but pourable.

• Pour the glaze everywhere in the prime of the cake and permit it to drip down the edges.

• Instantly sprinkle the remaining coconut and sliced almonds on prime. You need to do that whereas the glaze remains to be moist so that they stick.

• Permit the cake glaze to arrange for a minimum of 1 hour earlier than slicing.

• Please discuss with my FAQ’s (Ceaselessly Requested Questions) and ingredient listing above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the commonest questions.
• A big tube pan works finest for this. I haven’t examined it in a bundt pan however the batter might overflow (since the usual bundt pan is just 10-12 cups) so you might not be capable of use all of the batter except you might be utilizing an additional giant bundt pan that holds 15 cups.
• If you don’t like all of the extract flavors simply depart them out. 
• This could be beautiful at a marriage reception, child bathe, or an analogous gathering, the drippy glaze and toppings are simply gorgeous.
• Hold at room temperature for five days. Freeze for 3 months.

Energy: 555kcal | Carbohydrates: 86g | Protein: 7g | Fats: 21g | Saturated Fats: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 6g | Trans Fats: 1g | Ldl cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 276mg | Potassium: 202mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 60g | Vitamin A: 619IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 2mg

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