Recipe

Orange Pound Cake Recipe

	Angelgirl94 / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago Perfect for holidays or potluck gatherings. Prep:15m Cook:65m Servings:12	Angelgirl94
	orange pound cake

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Ingredients

1 1/2 sticks butter

2 2/3 cups white sugar

1 teaspoon orange extract

1 tablespoon orange zest

2/3 cup shortening

5 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring

4 2/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

Orange glaze:

1/2 stick butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon orange zest

Directions

Mix first 7 ingredients in order.

Sift together dry ingredients and add alternating with milk until both are incorporated.

Grease and flour a 12-cup tube pan.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 300 degrees for 35 minutes and then at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.

Cool cake in pan for 20 minutes.

Glaze:

In a small saucepan,combine ingredients and boil until syrup-like(about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and cool for 15 minutes.

Pour half over cake while still in pan. Turn cake out and pour on the rest. Cool cake completely.

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Comments

magali777 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Nice and yummy, thanks

zena824 1 year, 8 months ago said:
I love pound cake... you can do so much with it..... love to make trifles out of it..

lunasea 1 year, 8 months ago said:
How delightful - I'll be making this soon. Thanks so much!

I'm looking at Zena's response and thinking your cake would make a delicious creamsicle-flavored trifle. Wow....