Photo: Fresh Orange Pound Cakes with an Orange Glaze Recipe
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 8 ounces butter, (2 sticks) at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3 large egg yolks, at room temperature
- 3 medium oranges, zested
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the Glaze:
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- Garnish
- 2 ounces sliced almonds, finely chopped
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Grease 24 (1/2 cup) mini bundt pans (2 pans of 12 mini bundt tins). In an electric mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar. Beat until smooth.
Add the eggs and yolks, 1 at a time, and continue to beat until incorporated. Add the orange zest and vanilla. Add the flour and salt, 1/2 cup at a time until the batter is smooth. Spoon 1/3 cup of the batter into the prepared pans.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the top of the cake domes and are slightly golden. Remove from the oven and cool slightly. Unmold the cakes onto wire racks.
In a small mixing bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar and orange juice together. Whisk until smooth. Place the wire racks over a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper. Drizzle the glaze over each cake. Sprinkle the top of each cake with the almonds. Cool the cakes to room temperature. Place the cakes on a serving platter and serve.
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By IndigosMimi
on May 17, 2013
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Like some others said, this recipe is missing baking soda or baking powder. I made it in a bundt pan and it did not rise at all. I was making it to take to work and had to make another cake for the occasion. It sounded and looked really good, but I won't be makeing this again. :-(
By BrentonRayMoore
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on December 24, 2011
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very good and simple to make
By chas_tidy_11330379
Melcroft, PA
on July 22, 2009
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Being a pretty experienced baker, I think what's missing in this recipe is to beat the 3 remaining egg whites to soft peaks and fold them in at the end before putting the batter into the pan. Worked well in my version.
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