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Orange-Butter Pound Cake

3.8

(25)

Enjoy this cake with berries and cream, or have it toasted for breakfast.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 12

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 3/4 cups sugar
6 large eggs
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Using electric mixer, beat 1 1/4 cups butter in large bowl until smooth. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then orange juice, orange peel and vanilla. Add flour and salt and beat just until blended. Transfer batter to prepared pan.

    Step 2

    Bake cake until golden and tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 10 minutes. Invert cake onto rack; cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap; store at room temperature.)

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