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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Cakes

    Orange Pound Cake Recipe

    Published: Jan 21, 2013 · Modified: Apr 9, 2020 by Ang Paris · 2 Comments
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    This recipe is simple, but delicious and so nice for a little get together.  Over the years, I’ve made a couple of tiny changes to suit my taste, so here is my version of the recipe.
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    Orange Pound Cake Recipe - this cake soaked in orange glaze is the old-fashion pound cake you remember. It is dense but not dry, and oh-so-very flavorful!

    Orange Pound Cake Recipe - slices of orange pound cake on a cutting board near halved oranges and a blue and white kitchen towel
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    Last Updated: 17 January 2020

    Some recipes are just better knowing where they came from... and sometimes they even give us a sense of where we come from, too.  This is one of those recipes, which I found in one of my grandmother's cookbooks.  I've mentioned these cookbooks before - from the lovely ladies of the Pass-a-Grille Woman's Club in St. Pete Beach, Florida. 

    While this orange pound cake recipe is not once of my grandmother's, it is one that I make occasionally with fond memories of the Woman's Club and the special women that meant so much to my Gram. 

    Orange Pound Cake Recipe - slices of orange pound cake on a cutting board near halved oranges and a blue and white kitchen towel
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    Here is what you will need to make this orange pound cake recipe:

    • unsalted butter
    • milk
    • eggs
    • vanilla extract
    • all-purpose flour
    • sugar
    • baking powder
    • fresh oranges

    How to Make Orange Pound Cake

    1. Preheat the oven to 350-degrees F.
    2. Generously grease a loaf pan with butter and set it aside.
    3. In a medium bowl, combine the milk, eggs, vanilla and beat until combined.  
    4. Sift together the dry ingredients into a standing mixer or large bowl.  Combine the wet and dry ingredients, then add the orange zest.
    5. Add the butter in one tablespoon at a time until well combined.  Scrape down the bowl and pour the batter into the loaf pan.  
    6. Bake 55-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
    7. While the cake bakes, combine the sugar and juice in a saucepan and bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar. 
    8. Reduce the glaze by half.
    9. Allow the cake to cool on a rack for five minutes before turning out to a wire rack to cool.
    10. Gently poke holes over the top of the cake with a toothpick, then brush or drizzle the warm glaze all over the cake while it is still warm until the cake is saturated. You'll do this several times until all the syrup is used up.

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    Orange Pound Cake Recipe

    This recipe is simple, but delicious and so nice for a little get together.  Over the years, I've made a couple of tiny changes to suit my taste, so here is my version of the recipe.

    Orange Pound Cake

    This recipe is simple, but delicious and so nice for a little get together.  Over the years, I’ve made a couple of tiny changes to suit my taste, so here is my version of the recipe.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Orange pound cake
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 10
    Calories: 136kcal
    Author: Ang Paris

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    Equipment

    • 9.5x5 Loaf pan

    Ingredients

    For the Cake:

    • 1 stick plus 5 tablespoons of unsalted butter
    • 3 tablespoons milk
    • 3 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1-½ cups sifted flour
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest

    For the Glaze:

    • ⅓ cup sugar
    • ½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350-degrees F.
    • Generously grease a loaf pan with butter and set it aside.
    • In a medium bowl, combine the milk, eggs, vanilla and beat until combined.
    • Sift together the dry ingredients into a standing mixer or large bowl. Combine the wet and dry ingredients, then add the orange zest.
    • Add the butter in one tablespoon at a time until well combined. Scrape down the bowl and pour the batter into the loaf pan.
    • Bake 55-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
    • While the cake bakes, combine the sugar and juice in a saucepan and bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar.
    • Reduce the glaze by half.
    • Allow the cake to cool on a rack for five minutes before turning out to a wire rack to cool.
    • Gently poke holes over the top of the cake with a toothpick, then brush or drizzle the warm glaze all over the cake while it is still warm until the cake is saturated. You'll do this several times until all the syrup is used up.

    For best results, be sure to check our Tips and FAQs above with important tips and questions that can help your delicious recipe come out perfectly.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 103IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
    Please Note: I am not a registered dietician. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.
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    Serve with a bit of chocolate sauce or whipped cream for a really special treat. It's even good with our Brown Sugar Yogurt Fruit Dip!

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    1. Nancy A. says

      January 22, 2013 at 12:04 pm

      We love anything orange!! This will be great to try soon. Reminds us summer is coming! You have great recipes, thank you for the ideas to make new things, my family is tired of the same old things!

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