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Rich in citrus flavor, you’ll love this cheerful Orange Pound Cake.

Rich in citrus flavor, you'll love this cheerful Orange Pound Cake.

This Orange Pound Cake is great on its own or can be used as the base of any other dessert that requires a pound cake foundation. You will love the fresh flavor.

To Make This Recipe You Will Need:

Watch Me Make this Orange Pound Cake:

Rich in citrus flavor, you'll love this cheerful Orange Pound Cake.

To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Grease & flour a standard (8.5 x 4.5 inch) loaf pan. You could also spray it with baking spray or use my baking spray replacement.

Zest and juice your orange. You will need about 2 Tb of orange zest and a total of about 1/4 c orange juice (for the cake and the glaze.) Set those aside for now.

You’ll combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and give them a quick stir.

Butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla are creamed together. Then the dry ingredients are mixed in, alternating with buttermilk and orange juice. Finally, the orange zest is stirred in.

The cake bakes for 50-60 minutes, or until it tests done with a toothpick or wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.

orange pound cake in pan

The cake is cooled in the pan for a few minutes before being transferred to a cooling rack to cool completely.

orange pound cake cooling on rack

The glaze is mixed together and drizzled over the top.

Heaven!

Rich in citrus flavor, you'll love this cheerful Orange Pound Cake.

I have two orange glaze versions.

One is drizzled onto a cooled cake, the other goes on the cake while it is still warm. You can decide which one you like better!

From a Reader:

The pound cake had a nice orange flavor and it was moist. I will be adding this recipe to my recipe card box.

Dana

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Orange Pound Cake

Constance Smith – Cosmopolitan Cornbread
Rich in citrus flavor, you'll love this cheerful orange glazed pound cake.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Cakes
Cuisine American
Servings 1 pound cake
Calories 201 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Glaze

Instructions
 

  • To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease & flour a standard (8.5 x 4.5 inch) loaf pan. You could also spray it with baking spray, or use my baking spray replacement (linked in the post).
  • Zest and juice your orange. You will need about 2 Tb of orange zest and a total of about 1/4 c orange juice (for the cake and the glaze.) Set those aside for now.
  • In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Give them a quick stir and set it aside for now.
  • In your mixing bowl, beat the butter until it is fluffy.
  • Mix in the sugar and eggs until creamy.
  • Add in the vanilla extract.
  • Mix in half of your dry ingredients.
  • Mix in the buttermilk.
  • Mix in the remaining dry ingredients.
  • Mix in 2 Tb orange juice.
  • Stir in the orange zest, making sure to scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula to get everything combined well.
  • Spread the cake batter in your prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake the cake for 50-60 minutes, or until it tests done in the center with a toothpick.
  • Remove the cake to a cooling rack and let the cake cool a couple minutes in the pan.
  • Slide a knife around the sides of the pan and transfer the cake to the cooling rack to allow it to cool completely.
  • Prepare the Glaze:
  • Combine the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and a teaspoon or two of orange juice. Whisk these together until smooth. Add just enough juice to make the glaze able to be drizzled.
  • Drizzle the cooled cake with the glaze.
  • If you wish to have a thicker glaze, more like a frosting, you can add more powdered sugar or use less juice if you like.

Video

Notes

Alternative Glaze: For a different glaze, combine 1/4 c granulated sugar, 1/4 c orange juice, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract in a sauce pan. Simmer it together until the sugar is dissolved and drizzle this over the cake while it is still warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cCalories: 201kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 4gFat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 193mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29g

If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.

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3 thoughts on “Orange Pound Cake (with Recipe Video)”

  1. Hi Constance,
    I made this cake and it was fantastic! Great orange flavour throughout and moist!

    I also wanted to let you know that your “1/s of butter”, I think you wanted to type “1/2 cup” of butter.

    I enjoy all of your recipes and I do make most of them and they always are delicious and easy to follow.

    Have a wonderful day!
    Ana

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