Black Pepper Pound Cake

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups sugar
3 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
2 teaspoons lemon extract
6 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup heavy whipping cream
confectioners’ sugar

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in pepper and extract. Add eggs, one at a time, beating very well after each addition. Add flour alternately with cream; mix well.

Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees F for 70-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners’ sugar if desired.

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