18 Chestnuts Thanksgiving Recipes: Chestnut Maple Pound Cake
Article at a Glance
- Plant-based recipes are a great addition to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
- If you are looking for a side dish to bring to your next holiday get-together, consider making a vegetarian or vegan option.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chestnut Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups cake flour, or gluten free flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom
- 1 cup Chestnut Maple soup
- 3 tbsp maple sugar, for topping
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray a loaf pan with nonstick spray and line it with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt.
- With an electric stand mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, until fully incorporated about 2 minutes.
- With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture in three additions alternately with Chestnut Maple soup in two, beginning and ending with flour.
- Mix just until moistened.
- Pour mixture into the loaf pan and top with maple sugar.
- Bake for 1 hour -1 hour 15 minutes, or until a toothpick pulls clean from the center.
- Let cool for 30 minutes, slice, and enjoy!
