Description

This pound cake will tantalize your taste buds for sure. It's flavored with freshly squeezed orange juice and grated orange rind. It's soft and fluffy, which makes it so good!

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 c. (3 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 3/4 c. granulated sugar
• 8 eggs
• 1 t. orange extract
• 2 t. grated orange rind/zest
• 3 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 T. baking powder
• 1 t. salt
• 3/4 c. freshly squeezed orange juice from about 3 oranges
• Drizzle:
• 3/4 c. powdered sugar
• 1T. freshly squeezed orange juice plus 1 t. water

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Tap out excess flour.
2. Beat butter in a bowl until creamy; gradually beat in sugar until fluffy, scraping down bowl. Add eggs, 1 at a time; beat in extract and orange rind.
3. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl; gradually beat into butter mixture on medium speed, alternating with orange juice; beat 2 minutes, scraping down bowl occasionally, until thick and creamy. Pour into the prepared pan.