How to Glaze Pound Cake

A glaze can brighten a plain pound cake.

Pound cake glaze is a delicious way to dress up any plain cake. You can make a pound cake glaze that will take an ordinary cake to extraordinary with just a few simple ingredients. Pound cake glaze can even be poured on a store bought pound cake.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 3 tbsp. Milk
• 3 tbsp. Unsalted Butter
• 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
• Mixing bowl
• Rubber spatula
• Small saucepan

Instructions

1. Melt 3 tbsp. unsalted butter in a small saucepan on the stove top.

2. Remove saucepan from stove when butter is completely melted.

3. Add 1 cup powdered sugar, 3 tbsp. milk and 1 tsp. vanilla to the saucepan containing the melted butter.

4. Stir glaze in saucepan with a spatula until smooth.

5. Pour hot glaze over warm pound cake.

6. Serve, and let your guests know that you made the glaze yourself!

Tips & Warnings

• You may substitute lemon or coconut extract for the vanilla.

• Don't glaze a cold cake. Warm up a store bought one in the microwave if you aren't baking the cake yourself.