Orange Pound Cake
Servings: 1 pound cake
Ingredients
- 1-2 oranges for zesting and juicing
- 1 ½ c all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 stick 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 c sugar
- ¼ c + 2 Tb buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Glaze
- ¼ c powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 Tb orange juice from the oranges
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.
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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.
See This Recipe:
https://cosmopolitancornbread.com/orange-glazed-pound-cake/Nutrition
Serving: 1c | Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 193mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g
