Cold Oven Orange Pound Cake

Ingredienser

1 cup of butter at room temperature

3 cups of sugar

6 large eggs at room temperature

3 cup sifted all-purpose flour

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons fresh orange juice

zests of two medium oranges

pinch of salt

To make the perfect glaze for the top of this cake, I used:

2 cups of confectioners’ sugar

1/4 cup of fresh squeezed orange juice

zest of 1 orange

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Step 1:

Do not preheat the oven. This is called “Cold Oven Pound Cake” because it goes in a cold oven. Grease and flour the bottom, sides, and tube of a 9-inch tube bundt cake pan.

Orange Pound Cake Step 2:

Cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well after each egg. Add the orange juice and orange zest.

Orange Pound Cake Step 3:

On slow speed stir in the flour and heavy cream alternating each. Add the vanilla.

Orange Pound Cake Step 4:

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and put in a cold oven. Set the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Begin timing now and bake the cake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Test to see if cake is done by inserting a toothpick in the center of the cake. If the toothpick comes out clean, the cake is done. Cool cake in the pan for about 30 – 40 minutes. Then turn on a cake plate.

Orange Glaze Step 1:

In a small bowl mix all the ingredients for the orange glaze icing. Drizzle the glaze over the cake.