Butternut Pound Cake with Caramel Sauce
1 Cup Butter, softened1/2 Cup Shortening
5 Large Eggs
3 Cups Sugar
1 ( 5 Oz.) Can Evaporated Milk
3 1/4 Cups Flour
1/4 teas. Salt
1 teas. baking powder
2 Tbsp. Butternut extract
2 Tbsp. Vanilla extract
2 Tbsp. Butter extract
Beat butter and shortening until creamy. Gradually add sugar and beat 5-7 min. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until yellow disappears. Add enough water to evap milk to measure 1 cup. Combine dry ingredients. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk mixture begin and end with flour. Stir in extracts. Pour into greased and floured 10 inch tube or bundt pan. Bake 325 F for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove and cool completely. Serve with Caramel Sauce.
1 Cup Brown Sugar, firmly packed
1 Cup Half and Half OR Liquid Whipping Cream
3 Tbsp. Butter
1 teas. Caramel extract
Combine ingredients in a heavy saucepan , cook over low heat. Stir occasionally 4-5 minutes or until thickened. Add extract. Serve warm over cake.