🧡 Orange Pound Cake 🍊

The most delicious pound cake I have ever made. If you like orange flavor of course! This recipe is super easy to follow, however, I found I had to bake mine a lot longer than it says to! Just keep an eye on it and keep checking with a tooth pick till it comes out clean! If it by chance is browning too much tent aluminum foil over the top!

For the pound cake:

* ½ pound 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature

* 2 cups granulated sugar

* 4 extra-large eggs at room temperature

* ⅓ cup grated orange zest 6 oranges

* 3 cups all-purpose flour

* ½ teaspoon baking powder

* ½ teaspoon baking soda

* 1 teaspoon kosher salt

* ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice

* ¾ cup buttermilk at room temperature

* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the glaze:

* 1 ½ cups confectioner's sugar

* 3 tablespoons orange juice

* 2 teaspoons orange zest (optional)

Instructions

* Heat the oven to 350˚F. Grease two 8 ½ x 4 ½ x 2 ½-inch loaf pans and line bottoms with parchment paper.

* In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and 2 cups of granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes. Beat in eggs and orange zest.

* In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, combine ¼ cup of the orange juice, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter. Divide batter evenly between the loaf pans. Wiggle loaf pans to make sure batter is settled and smooth on top. Bake for 45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

* While the pound cake bakes, make the glaze by whisking together confectioner's sugar and orange juice until it reaches the desired consistency to spread and drip slightly. Add more juice if it's too thick or add more sugar is it's too thin. When pound cake is nearly cool, cover with the glaze before cutting and serving.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Servings: 16 people

Overall rating: 8/10

Hope you enjoy 😋🍋

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