POUND CAKE WITH CINNAMON CRUNCH TOPPING Cake: 1 (18.25 oz.) pkg. yellow cake mix 3/4 c. milk 1/2 c. molasses 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon 2 tsp. ground allspice 1/4 tsp. ground cloves Topping: 3/4 c. light brown sugar, firmly packed 1/3 c. all-purpose flour 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 c. butter or margarine, melted 1/4 c. milk 1/2 c. chopped walnuts Prepare Cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, substituting 3/4 cup milk and molasses for water and beating in 1 tablespoon cinnamon, allspice and cloves. Spoon batter into prepared pans; bake 45 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center of cakes comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans to large cookie sheet. Prepare Topping: Heat broiler. In small bowl combine brown sugar, flour and 2 teaspoons cinnamon; stir in butter and 1/4 cup milk until well blended; mixture will be crumbly. Stir in nuts. Sprinkle mixture over tops of cakes to cover completely and evenly. Place cookie sheet under broiler; tops of cakes should be about 3 inches from heat source. Broil 1 to 2 minutes until topping bubbles; watch carefully to prevent burning. Cool cakes completely on racks. Makes 2 large loaf cakes. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |