Pretty And Pink Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 4 egg whites
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon butter flavor extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
• red food coloring (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees. grease and flour one 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan, and set aside.
• 2 beat oil and sugar at medium speed with a mixer -- about 2 minutes.
• 3 combine buttermilk, egg whites, egg, vanilla, and butter-flavor extract, stirring until blended.
• 4 combine flour, salt, and soda; add to oil mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. beat at low speed, beating just until blended after each addition.
• 5 divide batter into thirds. spread one portion into loaf pan.
• 6 stir raspberry jam (and, if desired, 2 drops red liquid food coloring) into second portion; spread gently over first layer. spoon remaining batter over top.
• 7 bake at 325 for 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a wooden stick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on wire rack.