Orange Pound Cake

14 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 12 cups butter, softened
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 3 12 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 12 cup milk
  • 12 cup orange juice, plus
  • 5 tablespoons orange juice, divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 4 tablespoons orange zest, divided
  • 1 12 cups powdered sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    In a mixing bowl, cream the butter; gradually add sugar, mixing until light and fluffy.
  2. 2
    Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
  3. 3
    In another bowl, combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with the milk and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons orange juice, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  4. 4
    Mix until just blended.
  5. 5
    Stir in extracts and 2 tablespoon orange zest.
  6. 6
    Pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch Bundt pan; bake in a 325 oven for 1 hour, 25 minutes or until tests done.
  7. 7
    Cool.
  8. 8
    In a bowl, combine powdered sugar, remaining orange zest, and enough of the remaining orange juice to make a desired consistency to pour over cooled cake.

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