Orange Pound Cake
Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup low-fat cream cheese
1 1/2 cups cane sugar
3 egg yolks
2 1/4 cups pastry flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 tsp orange extract
2 Tbsp grated orange peel
1/3 cup fresh orange juice
1 Tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly coat a 9-inch bundt pan with canola oil spray. Dust with all-purpose flour.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer on low speed until sugar is dissolved. Add egg yolk and mix until combined.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In another bowl, combine buttermilk, orange extract, orange peel and orange juice. Add half of flour mixture to creamed mixture and mix on low speed for 30 seconds. Add half of buttermilk mixture and mix until just combined. Add remaining half of flour mixture and mix for 30 seconds. Add remaining buttermilk mixture and mix briefly until smooth. Pour into bundt pan. Bake for 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes on a wire rack to cool. Invert cake onto a large plate and let cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar. Slice into 20 servings.
Nutrition
Calories | 175 |
Protein | 3g |
Sodium | 154mg |
Carbohydrates | 29g |
Fat | 6g |
Fiber | 0g |
Cholesterol | 56mg |
Servings | 20 |