Since am literally running between ten things here today, I am going to stop writing and go straight to the recipe. But first I must thank Anjana from ‘Happy and Harried’ for the recipe.
For the cake (Makes one 9″ loaf cake)
Sugar – 1 cup
Eggs – 2, large
Grated orange zest – from 3-4 oranges (or make sure to get a at least a big tablespoon of it)
All purpose flour – 1 1/2 cups
Baking powder – 1/4 tsp
Baking soda – 1/4 tsp
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Orange juice – 1/4 cup
Milk ( can use butter milk) 1/4 cup
Vanilla extract – 1/2 tsp
For the orange syrup
Orange juice – 1/4 cup
Sugar – 1/4 cup
Orange juice – 1/4 cup
Sugar – 1/4 cup
Candied orange peel
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
peel of 2 large oranges
We took large sections of the peel and removed the white inner part completely and chopped it very fine and long.
Instead of a glaze on the cake teen made candied orange peel. I think it worked so well, every bit of the orange was used and guess who was smiling:)
Pre-heat the oven to 350 F Grease and flour a 9″x5″ loaf pan or line with parchment.
Whip butter and sugar together till nice and fluffy. Add eggs and orange zest and whip some more.
Sift the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Combine the orange juice, milk/buttermilk and vanilla extract in another.
Add the flour mixture and orange juice mixture to the batter alternately, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Spoon in to the prepared pan, and bake for 40-45 minutes or till it passes the toothpick test. Check the cake at 30-35 minutes. If the top seems to be browning too rapidly, tent with foil and bake till done. We baked it in 2 small loafs and it took us about 25-30 min.
orange syrup: While the cake is baking, prepare the syrup by heating the orange juice and sugar in a saucepan for a few minutes till slightly thick. Let the cake cool to room temperature, remove from pan, poke holes in it with help of a fork and pour the syrup generously on it.
Candied orange peel : boil the peel in plain water and drain the water. In another saucepan add water and sugar and bring to boil, now add the peel and simmer till the peel is cooked, it turns translucent. let it cool, drain excess syrup and use the candied peels to decorate the cake.
Now warm the cake and sit down and enjoy each bite of the amazing, super delicious cake.
Oh my word Simi, I'm drooling over those Orange cake. Your clicks are tremendous ! Thank you for this wonderful share.
ReplyDeletewhat a gorgeous pound cake it is Simi..i can smell the heavenly aroma of oranges and see those beautiful orange peels <3
ReplyDeleteWhat a luscious cake!!! Just loved the last shot Simi :)
ReplyDeleteA delicious looking cake! Lucky you...
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
Lovely cake for this winter....
ReplyDeleteBrilliant photography as always. LOVE this cake :)
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ReplyDeleteLovely moist orange cake... the pictures are beautiful as well.. :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing clicks as always ! The cake looks out of the world !
ReplyDeleteThe stacked pound slices.. is definitely an idea out of the box !! Love :)
ReplyDeletelovely cake ..super moist one :)
ReplyDeleteLovely moist cake,so good.
ReplyDeleteI would eat that loaf in -5 seconds, no joke!!
ReplyDeletethey look so nice and moist. great flavor!
ReplyDeleteA lovely pound cake! I love orange flavour.
ReplyDeleteThis is waaaaaaaaaaay beyond a normal pound cake. What special recipe. Oranges are associated with Xmas too.
ReplyDeleteLovely for the holidays.
I enjoyed reading this post..Delicious cake..And thanks for sharing the recipe
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