Orange-Chocolate Chip Pound Cake With Sour Cream Glaze

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 10 people

Categories: Cake, Dessert

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Glaze:
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°; grease the inside of a 9 x5 inch loaf pan and dust with flour.

  2. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.

  3. In a large bowl, combine the butter and brown sugar; cream with an electric mixer on med-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice as necessary.

  4. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.

  5. Beat in the sour cream; stir in the orange zest and vanilla.

  6. With the mixer on low, add flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl a few times as necessary.

  7. After the last addition, mix for 30 seconds on medium speed; stir in the chocolate chips.

  8. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a rubber spatula.

  9. Bake until the cake is golden brown and a pick comes out clean, 50-55 minutes.

  10. Let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, invert it onto a wire rack, and then turn it right side up on a rack to cool completely.

  11. Make the glaze: whisk together the sour cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla; spread the glaze over the top of the cake with an offset spatula, letting it drip down the sides.

  12. Let stand until the glaze is set, about 1 hour; slice and serve.

  13. Store uneaten cake in a cake keeper or loosely wrap in plastic and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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