Print
clock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder iconinstagram instagram iconpinterest pinterest iconfacebook facebook iconprint print iconsquares squares iconheart heart iconheart solid heart solid icon
Lucuma Pound Cake

Lucuma Pound Cake

5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star

No reviews

A great and different cake

  • Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Yield: 10

Ingredients

Units
  • 200 grams of softened butter (if using unsalted add 1/2 teaspoon to the dough)
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup lucuma puree (use Guallarauco) or 1/3 cup lucuma powder and 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F or 180C. Butter a pound cake mold 9 “x 5” or 12 x 23 cm.
  2. In a large bowl with a mixer, beat butter until creamy, like mayonnaise. Add sugar and beat until pale, about 2 minutes. Add lucuma puree and beat until well incorporated.
    Batter for lucuma pound cake
  3. Add eggs, one and then the other, beating until fully incorporated in between. Add vanilla and salt, if using, and beat until a homogeneous mixture, 1 minute more.
    Adding the vainilla to the batter
  4. Add the flour and baking powder and beat until well incorporated throughout.
    Batter for lucuma pound cake
  5. Place dough in a greased cake pan and bake for 55-60 minutes until golden and a stick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
    Pound cake
  6. Cool on a rack, unmold cold, cut, and serve.
    Queque de lúcuma or Lucuma Pound Cake
  • Author: Pilar Hernandez
  • Prep Time: 45 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Category: Cake
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: Chilean