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Blood Orange Pound Cake

A moist and delicious pound cake filled with blood orange juice and zest.

Blood Orange Pound Cake
Prep time
20 min
Cook time
1 hr
Yield
10 servings
Difficulty
MEDIUM

Ingredients

Quantities are shown as originally provided.

  • 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)
  • 287 grams confectioners' sugar
  • Juice from 1 blood orange.

Instructions

  1. 1

    For the Pound Cake:

  2. 2

    Preheat to 350°F. Thoroughly butter and flour a bundt pan.

  3. 3

    Juice about ¾ cup blood orange juice.

  4. 4

    In stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine sugar and butter. Beat until fluffy.

  5. 5

    Add in eggs.

  6. 6

    Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Alternate adding the wet mixture and orange juice.

  7. 7

    In a small bow, combine blood orange juice, sour cream and orange blossom water. Whisk together until combined

  8. 8

    Alternate by adding in flour mixture and orange juice mixture to the stand mixer.

  9. 9

    Add orange zest in.

  10. 10

    Whisk batter until incorporated

  11. 11

    Pour into a buttered and floured bundt pan.

  12. 12

    Bake for about 1 hour.

  13. 13

    Let the cake cool to room temperature before adding the glaze.

  14. 14

    For the Glaze:

  15. 15

    In a bowl, combine confectioners sugar, blood orange juice. Stir together.

  16. 16

    Transfer to a piping bag and snip off the tip.

  17. 17

    Pipe the glaze over the pound cake.

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