Kitchen Sink Pound Cake

What does this pound cake NOT have in it? Much like our trash can brownies, you can throw whatever chips, pretzels, or candy you love into this pound cake. This perfectly hits the savory and sweet options for the perfect craving.  

Have you made this yet? Let us know how it went in the comments below!

Ingredients

For pound cake: 1 c. (2 sticks) butter, plus more for pan 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1/2 c. rolled oats 1 tsp. kosher salt 3/4 tsp. baking powder 1 c. granulated sugar 1 tsp. pure vanilla extra 4 large eggs, room temperature 1/3 c. sour cream, room temperature 1/2 c. semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 c. peanut butter chips 1/2 c. smashed potato chips 1/2 c.

crushed mini pretzels

For chocolate topping: 1/3 c. semisweet chocolate chips 1/4 c. heavy cream

Directions

1. Make pound cake: Preheat oven to 325°. Butter a 9"-by-5"-inch loaf pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, oats, salt, and baking powder.  2. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until very pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. Add half the flour mixture, beat until just combined. Add sour cream and remaining flour mixture, beat until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips, the peanut butter chips, potato chips, and pretzels.  3. Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top with a spatula. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and top is golden, about 70 to 80 minutes. Let cool completely.   4. Make chocolate topping: In a medium microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and heavy cream. Microwave until melted. Stir to combine. Drizzle on top of pound cake and sprinkle cake with more oats, peanut butter chips, potato chips, and mini pretzels.

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The traditional version is made with a thin, translucent sheet of oiled homemade dough that is pan-fried in a cast-iron pan, but for easy entertaining, I wholly recommend using spring roll wrappers. Lamb martabak is a fantastic canapé or appetiser to kick-start a dinner party. Best eaten immediately and served with sambal on the side for dipping.

Recipe and image from Coconut & Sambal by Lara Lee, Published by Bloomsbury (RRP $39.99)
Credit content from https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/lamb-martabak

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