Orange Pound Cake

Name: Orange Pound Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature; 3 cups sugar; 2 teaspoons orange extract; 6 eggs; 4 cups flour; 1/2 cup orange juice; 2 teaspoons baking powder; Orange glaze; 1 teaspoon pure orange extract; 2 -3 tablespoons orange juice; 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

11 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons orange extract
6 eggs
4 cups flour
1/2 cup orange juice
2 teaspoons baking powder
Orange glaze
1 teaspoon pure orange extract
2 -3 tablespoons orange juice
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F; butter and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
2

With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar.
3

Beat in the orange extract and the eggs.
4

Add 2 cups of the flour and beat well.
5

Add the orange juice and beat.
6

In a separate bowl, or measuring cup, stir the baking powder into the remaining 2 cups flour.
7

Add to the batter and beat well.
8

Spoon the batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 60 to 75 minutes.
9

Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
10

Invert onto a serving plate, leaving the pan on top so the cake holds its shape.
11

Cool for another 10-20 minutes.
12

Meanwhile, prepare the glaze.
13

Sstir the orange extract and the orange juice into the sugar with a fork, adding the orange juice a tablespoon at a time. Use just enough to produce a thick, smooth mixture.
14

Spread the glaze over the cake with a pastry brush while the cake is still warm or drizzle it on in a lacy pattern.