Orange Pound Cake
(from Metro Cooks’s recipe box)
Source: Extra Virgin
Prep time: 45 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves 12 people
Categories: Cake
Ingredients
- Butter, for pan
- 1 1/2 cups/250 g all-purpose flour
- 1 cup/200 g sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- Zest and juice of 1 orange
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup warm whole milk
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Powdered sugar, for topping
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F. Butter a 9 by 13-inch baking pan.
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Add flour, sugar, baking powder, orange zest, orange juice, eggs, milk, and oil. Beat with a hand mixer until thoroughly mixed together, about 3 to 4 minutes.
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Add the batter to the buttered pan and bake for about 25 minutes. Test the cake with a toothpick inserted into the center. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.
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Let cool for about 30 minutes on the counter, then flip the cake out of the baking pan. Slice and serve sprinkled with powdered sugar.