Orange Pumpkin Spice Cake

By cuznvin

Ingredients

• Serves 10 to 12
• 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
• 3 * 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
• 1 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 * 3 cups sugar
• 6 * 6 large eggs
• 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• * Zest of 1 orange
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup canned pumpkin

Preparation

Step 1

# Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a nonstick 10-inch tube pan; set aside.
# In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
# In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and continue mixing for 3 minutes. Add vanilla and zest; beat to combine. Add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour. Add pumpkin and mix until incorporated.
# Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Drizzle with orange glaze.

ORANGE GLAZE

* 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
* 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
* 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, stir together the juice, zest, and sugar until thick and shiny.