FROSTING FOR A POUND CAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Generously grease and flour a 10 cup bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. In another large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix the sour cream, lemon juice, ginger, lemon zest and vanilla into the butter mixture until smooth. Mix half of the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, followed by all of the buttermilk. Mix in the remaining flour and stir until just combined.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 70-80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the lemon frosting by beating the cream cheese, butter, lemon juice and zest, vanilla and salt until smooth. Mix in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until frosting reaches desired consistency. Spread or pipe frosting over cooled cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper., In a bowl, whisk flour and baking powder. In another bowl, whisk sour cream, milk and amaretto until blended. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beating well after each addition., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., In a large bowl, beat butter, vanilla and salt until creamy. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar, alternately with amaretto, to reach desired consistency. Reserve 2/3 cup frosting for piping., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting., Pipe reserved frosting around bottom edge of cake. If desired, decorate cake with flowers, using almonds for petals and M&M's for the centers. Pipe designs on frosting with melted chocolate as desired.