Tipsy Squire
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
-
Boiled Custard
- 1 quart milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons plain flour
- 4 eggs
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
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Pound Cake
- 1 cup butter
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 eggs, separated
- 3 cups flour (sifted twice)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup sour cream
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For garnish
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup sherry wine
- freshly ground nutmeg
- fresh whipped cream, sweetened to taste
directions
- For Custard: Heat milk until it is nearly boiling (a double boiler is safest).
- Mix sugar, flour, and beaten eggs togeter.
- Remove milk from heat and stir 1 ladle full into the sugar mixture to temper the eggs.
- Add the tempered egg mixture into the hot milk.
- Return to low heat and stir until mixture begins to thicken.
- When cool, add vanilla.
- Strain through a wire strainer to remove any lumps.
- Whip whipping chream and add sugar to taste, set aside.
- Grate fresh nutmeg and set aside (used when serving).
- For pound cake: Cream sugar and butter.
- Add egg yolks one at a time.
- Mix the flour and baking soda together.
- Alternating, add half of the sour cream, then half of the flour, then remaining sour cream, then remaining flour (stirring well with each addition).
- Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture.
- Pour into greased and floured tube cake pan.
- Bake at 300°F for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.
- To serve: When cake is done, invert immediately into a glass serving bowl.
- Drizzle with Sherry.
- Pour custard over and then whipped cream.
- Top with freshly grated nutmeg.
- I prefer cutting hot pound cake with serrated knife and assembling individual servings so the kiddos (and others) can have theirs without the sherry.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sharlene~W
Campbell, California
I live in the San Francisco area and love it here. I discovered Recipezaar (then Food.com..Genius Kitchen) in 2001 and have been so happy to have my favorite recipes stored safely here. I am mother to 7 and grandmother to 7.
I love to knit, smock, sew, etc., but my favorite hobby of the moment is traditional rug hooking. This is a sample of what I do.? It's called "November".? I dyed most of the wool myself. It is made from wool flannel, cut into strips a little less than 1/4" and then worked into a linen backing. This is my 3rd rug.