Orange Pound Cake

By Cookie67

Ingredients

• DRIZZLE:
• 1 3/4 cups (3 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 8 eggs
• 1 tsp orange extract
• 2 tsp grated orange rind
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup fresh orange juice (from 3 oranges)
• 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tbsp orange juice plus 1 tsp water

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350. Butter and flour 10-inch tube pan. Tap out excess flour.

2. Beat butter in bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in sugar until fluffy, scraping down bowl. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat in extract and rind.

3. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in 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 prepared pan.

4. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Lower heat to 300. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes; turn cake out on rack to cool completely.

Drizzle: In a bowl, whisk confectioners' sugar and thinned juice until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake. Let dry before slicing and serving.