Orange Pound Cake
Orange Pound Cake
Orange Pound Cake this glazed orange pound cake recipe is everything you'll love about citrus cakes. It has the perfect orange flavor. When you combine orange zest and orange juice you get the best orange cake. This pound cake releases a perfect heavenly scent when it's baking, a fresh breath of warm air.
I woke up craving for a citrus cake and to be honest I wasn't sure whether I was craving for lemon cake or orange cake. I wanted something very different from my usual chocolate cake, red velvet cake and banana cake, but what more, I wasn't sure whether to use a bundt pan or use a loaf pan. I mean let's all agree that the difference between a bundt cake and a pound cake is with their shapes. Lol. Not true! Of course bundt cake has more moisture. The better of a bundt cake is prepared with more eggs and batter, so that it's super. There is just something about a bundt cake that makes me go crazy. But why am I even talking about bundt cake when this is a pound cake recipe? Lol.
Anyway this pound cake didn't last long in the house, the house was filled with people who have got sweet tooth.
By the way it was just five people, five people that finished a glazed cake in less than 2 hour. What kind of people are we? 🤦🏿♀️ we are a family of sweet tooth.
The fresh orange juice gave this drizzled cake a 100% deliciousness. This glazed pound cake is covered in an orange and lemon glaze. Yes you heard that right. I glazed the orange with lemon juice and sugar.
Anyway the cake looks like bread because a bread pan was used, other than that, it's delicious and moist just like any Pound cake.
For a second I was scared that this baby was going to taste like bread 🤣 silly me! How can a cake taste like bread because of it's shape? Haha.
Orange Pound Cake is a classic dessert, most of the times it's served with whipped cream and fruits.
This Pound Cake recipe will make you fall in love with citrus desserts. It's topped with a heavenly orange glaze and it's perfectly moist.
Nothing beats the wonderful texture of this classic pound cake loaf
Orange pound cake loaf with a golden brown crust decorated with orange slices and strawberries, placed on a white serving plate glazed with lemon juice and powdered sugar.
Nothing beats the wonderful texture of this classic easy cake recipe, well maybe a lemon cake? I guess not.
ORANGE POUND CAKE INGREDIENTS
Natural Yogurt: I used natural Yogurt in place of milk. You can replace natural yoghurt with whole milk
Sugar: I used regular granulated sugar
Flour: I usually use all-purpose flour for my cakes, but I bought cake flour the other day so I decided to use cake flour.
Salt: Just like with my other cakes I only added a pinch.
Baking powder: I used 1 tablespoon of baking powder.
Orange Juice: I used 2 oranges for the juice.
Butter: 4 tablespoons of melted unsalted butter.
Eggs: 4 large eggs were enough.
Orange essence: 1 teaspoon
Orange Zest: 1 teaspoon.
HOW TO MAKE ORANGE POUND CAKE
Preheat oven to 180 degrees, Celsius. Grease and flour loaf pan, set aside.
In a small bowl, combine yoghurt, orange zest, and orange juice. Set aside.
In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
With the mixer on low, alternate adding the yoghurt mixture and flour mixture to the bowl, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
When the cake is almost ready, slice some oranges and place them on top of the cake.
Mix lemon juice and sugar. Glaze the orange slices with lemon and sugar mixture so that it doesn't burn.
Cool cake completely before flipping it out onto a cooling rack. Let cool for 30 minutes after you've flipped it out on a cooling rack.
Extracts: Add a teaspoon of almond or vanilla extract.
Dried fruits: Use pineapple, raisins, apricots
Cranberries: Use fresh or dried cranberries for a perfect Christmas pound cake.
Coconut: Glaze with coconut for a perfect coconut glaze cake Coconut Loaf Cake
FAQ & Tips
Can You Freeze Orange Pound Cake?
Yes you can. Store pound cake in an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months.
How To Thaw: leave it in the fridge overnight.
How Do You Make Orange Pound Cake Moist?
Follow the recipe and you'll have a moist loaf of orange pound cake.
Above all do not over bake the cake. The cake is ready as soon as it has a golden brown crust.
How Do I Store Leftovers?
Refrigerate leftovers for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
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this glazed orange pound cake recipe is everything you'll love about citrus cakes. It has the perfect orange flavor. When you combine orange zest and orange juice you get the best orange cake. This pound cake releases a perfect heavenly scent when it's baking, a fresh breath of warm air.
Orange Pound Cake
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Cup yoghurt
- ½ Cup granulated sugar
- 1½ Cup flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking
- 2 Oranges
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon orange essence
- 1 Teaspoon Orange zest
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees, Celsius. Grease and flour loaf pan, set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine yoghurt, orange zest, and orange juice. Set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- With the mixer on low, alternate adding the yoghurt mixture and flour mixture to the bowl, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
- When the cake is almost ready, slice some oranges and place them on top of the cake.
- Mix lemon juice and sugar. Glaze the orange slices with lemon and sugar mixture so that it doesn't burn.
- Cool cake completely before flipping it out onto a cooling rack. Let cool for 30 minutes after you've flipped it out on a cooling rack.
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Looks delicious! I haven't had pound cake for ages but I would sure love to try it again soon, it's been too long
ReplyDeleteIt looks os delicious and sounds like something I could try especially during our lockdown season. Thanks for this.
ReplyDeleteI have tried lemon cake but never cake with orange - it looks yummy though :)
ReplyDeleteYummy! Never seen an orange cake like this. If we try it, that would be cool Thank you for sharing it!
ReplyDeletehow many would you say this serves? thanks!
ReplyDeletehow many would you say this serves? thanks!
ReplyDeleteI simply love this! I find that oranges give baked good something very light - what a great excuse to have another piece ;-)
ReplyDeleteThere is no question that I would love, love this cake. While I try to avoid baking for weight loss purposes, this doesn't even feel that sinful :)
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting and weird timing. Our orange tree is gibving us a lot of oranges so I could make this cake! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe Orange Pound cake looks awesome, can almost smell the aroma of orange as the cake gets baked!
ReplyDeletethanks for the recipie,,,will show it to my daughter she loves to bake,,,will ask her to bake it for christmas
ReplyDeleteI feel like the time came ... I finally have to try this one!
ReplyDeleteThis looks yummy and so easy to veganise. Thank you so much for this idea!
ReplyDeleteI am definitely making this orange pound cake for Sunday Brunch. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe.
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