Friday, June 6, 2008

Orange Pound Cake

You may be guessing my first love is baking. Right on!

Even Calvin likes this one!! I served it for Steph's birthday gathering at our house this year. It's kind of funny, but the recipe came on the packaging for the Bundt pan. It sounded yummy, so I saved it and gave it a try. Yum-O!

3 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
6 eggs
2 Tbsp orange juice
2 tsp orange zest
1 cup sour cream (or plain yogurt)

Preheat oven to 325. Spray Bundt pan with oil. Cream the butter and sugar and beat in the eggs, mixing well after each addition. Stir in orange juice and zest. Add flour and baking soda, and then add the sour cream (or plain yogurt). Mix well and pour into pan. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes. Allow the cake to cool completely before preparing the glaze (unless you want melted pools of glaze on the cake plate and not much on your cake).

Glaze:

2 cups confectioners sugar
2 Tbsp + 1 tsp orange juice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Mix together until smooth and pour immediately over cooled bundt cake.

1 comment:

chris said...

This cake is delicious and you know it is if Calvin likes it (he's not much of a cake eater!). Thanks for sharing Jess! Can't wait to bring out the zester. :)