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Peppermint Pound Cake

I’ve been on a peppermint roll lately! Recipes with peppermint have been sounding really good to me this holiday season. I started out making Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes, then Easy Peppermint Bark, and now Peppermint Pound Cake!

This recipe did not come from a cookbook or from the internet…it came from a Christmas kitchen towel a friend had given me. I added a glaze and crushed candy canes as a finishing touch. The rich, dense pound cake has a light, subtle peppermint flavor which is nicely enhanced by the Creamy Peppermint Glaze. If you like peppermint, you’ll enjoy this, and even if you are not a big peppermint fan, I think you’ll still like this because the peppermint flavor is definitely on the lighter side. Hope you get a chance to try this out!

Peppermint Pound Cake

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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PEPPERMINT POUND CAKE by NancyC

Makes 1 Bundt cake

3 cups sugar
3 sticks butter (1 1/2 cups), softened
5 eggs
3 cups flour
1 cup milk
1 to 2 teaspoons peppermint extract (just use one teaspoon for a light peppermint flavor, or 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons for a stronger peppermint flavor)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350˚F. Grease and flour a bundt or tube pan (I used a 12-cup Bundt pan, but I think it would work fine in a 10-cup pan, too–the baking time would be slightly longer).

In large bowl, blend sugar and softened butter. Add eggs one at a time, stirring well after each addition. Alternate adding flour and milk to mixture, blending well. Add peppermint and vanilla extracts, and stir until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 350˚F for 70 to 80 minutes (for a 12-cup pan, baking time will be about 70 to 75 minutes; for a 10-cup pan, it will be more like 80 minutes). Let cake cool in pan for 10 to 15 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely. While cake is cooling, you can make the glaze…

CREAMY PEPPERMINT GLAZE

1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup marshmallow creme (half of a 7-oz. container)
1/2 to 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 cups powdered sugar
5 Tablespoons milk or Half and Half (light cream)
3 crushed candy canes, for garnish

Blend softened butter and marshmallow creme together until smooth, then add peppermint extract and mix well. Add in powdered sugar a cup at a time, blending well after each addition. Add milk or Half and Half and blend well.

Shortly before you are ready to serve the cake, spoon the glaze over the top, letting it run down the sides (you’ll have some glaze left over). Then sprinkle the top of the cake with crushed candy canes, and serve. (Note: this glaze is a little gooey because of the marshmallow creme, so you may need to wipe your knife occasionally as you’re slicing the cake).

If you’d like to glaze your cake well ahead of time or don’t want a gooey glaze (although it is really yummy), you can always make this powdered sugar glaze with peppermint extract…

PEPPERMINT GLAZE

3 cups powdered sugar
4 Tablespoons milk or Half and Half
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
3 crushed candy canes, for garnish

Mix first three ingredients together, blending well. Drizzle over cooled pound cake. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes, and let glaze set.

Recipe from NancyC | nancy-c.com

Peppermint is such a classic Christmas flavor! What kinds of peppermint holiday treats do you like to bake?

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50 responses to “Peppermint Pound Cake”

  1. Oh. My. Gosh!!!!! This looks absolutely divine. I have a recipe for a peppermint angel food cake that I’m going to share, but I would rather eat this pound cake for sure! 🙂 You have the best recipes!!!

    Aimee

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  13. This looks so yummy and if it’s even half as good as the cupcakes, it’ll be divine! I made candy cane syrup from a recipe from Storybook Woods that you might like too!

    Merry Christmas!

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  17. This looks like another winner! I’m pretty disappointed that I won’t get a chance to make the Peppermint Bark, but I’ve got it saved, and it will make a perfect New Year’s Eve treat!
    Merry Christmas and Happy REDnesday!
    Carol

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    • I haven’t made this cake in a loaf or mini-loaf pan. But for a mini-loaf, I’d check it at around 20 minutes and keep an eye on it till it’s done; for an 8×4″ loaf I’d check it at 30 minutes and for a 9×5″ loaf I’d check it at 40 minutes–if they’re not done, you’ll just have to check them every 5 minutes or so. Hope it works out well for you!

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  24. I made this cake last year for my familys christmas day get together and it was just outstanding…making it again today for tomorrows get together!
    It is just so gorgeous to look at and so scrumptious to eat A yearly tradition Im thinking! Thanks Nancy and a merry christmas to you and yours xo

    All my heart,
    Deborah xoxo

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  27. What a pretty cake! I adore peppermint anything so this is right up my street. Thank you for sharing and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party Community. I’m featuring this post at the party this week. Hope to ‘see’ you there! Take care, stay well, and I wish you a very Merry Christmas.

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