Orange Glaze Cake

Name: Orange Glaze Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 2 tablespoons grated orange zest; 6 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup 2% milk; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1/4 cup orange juice; Chopped candied orange peel, additional powdered sugar

13 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons grated orange zest
6 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup 2% milk
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup orange juice
Chopped candied orange peel, additional powdered sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan.
2

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange zest and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition (batter may appear curdled).
3

Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes.
4

Poke holes in warm cake using a fork or wooden skewer. Mix confectioners' sugar, melted butter and orange juice; spoon slowly over cake. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack; cool completely. Serve with candied orange peel and additional confectioners' sugar.