Blood Orange Pound Cake
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5.0
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Blood Orange Pound Cake
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A moist and delicious pound cake filled with blood orange juice and zest.
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Ingredients
INGREDIENTS:
For the Pound Cake:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup blood orange juice
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- Zest of 1 blood orange
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 tsp orange blossom water optional
For the Glaze:
- 287 grams confectioners' sugar
- Juice from 1 blood orange.
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Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS
For the Pound Cake:
- Preheat to 350°F. Thoroughly butter and flour a bundt pan.
- Juice about ¾ cup blood orange juice.
- In stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine sugar and butter. Beat until fluffy.
- Add in eggs.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Alternate adding the wet mixture and orange juice.
- In a small bow, combine blood orange juice, sour cream and orange blossom water. Whisk together until combined
- Alternate by adding in flour mixture and orange juice mixture to the stand mixer.
- Add orange zest in.
- Whisk batter until incorporated
- Pour into a buttered and floured bundt pan.
- Bake for about 1 hour.
- Let the cake cool to room temperature before adding the glaze.
For the Glaze:
- In a bowl, combine confectioners sugar, blood orange juice. Stir together.
- Transfer to a piping bag and snip off the tip.
- Pipe the glaze over the pound cake.
Notes
- You can substitute whole milk yogurt for the sour cream if desired, I do it all the time and can’t really tell the difference.
- You can use any type of orange to make this cake and the taste will be very similar. I just LOVE the soft pink glaze you can make with blood orange juice.
- You can substitute whole milk yogurt for the sour cream if desired, I do it all the time and can’t really tell the difference.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1piece
Calories
240kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
3.5g
(7%)
Fat
10.4g
(16%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2.7g
Cholesterol
64mg
(21%)
Sodium
150mg
(6%)
Potassium
22mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
400IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
2.5mg
(3%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
1.1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 240 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1piece | |
| Calories | 240kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 3.5g | 7% |
| Fat | 10.4g | 16% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2.7g | 14% |
| Cholesterol | 64mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 150mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 22mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 400IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 2.5mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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81 reviews
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