Brandied Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325*. use the 1 tablespoon of butter to grease a 9" bundt pan. sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the pine nuts. set aside.
• 2 sift flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and nutmeg together & set aside.
• 3 in a small bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. slowly beat in 1/4 cup of the sugar to make a stiff meringue. set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, cream the 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until light. beat in the egg yolks.
• 5 add sour cream & mix at low speed until blended. blend in half the flour mixture. add brandy and remaining flour mixture, blending until batter is smooth. stir in the lemon zest.
• 6 gently fold in the meringue and remaining pine nuts.
• 7 spoon into prepared pan. bake on lowest oven rack @ 325* for 55-60 minutes, until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• 8 let cool 10 minutes before inverting on wire rack to cool completely.