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Orange Pound Cake

Orange Pound Cake has an amazing freshness to it, with the citrusy taste enhanced by the orange zest and a vibrant colour which makes it so appealing!

Some days back Sue shared this recipe with me on FaceBook. I love oranges in baked goodies. I think they add an amazing freshness to any recipe and hence, this was a recipe, I knew I had to try. Luckily, I also had some oranges lying at home. I loved the way this orange pound cake came out! The sweetness was just right and eating the cake left a lovely nice orange freshness in the mouth. The only complaint I had with the cake was my fault, I over baked it a little bit. I would have loved to take it out of oven say about 5 mins before.

Orange Pound Cake

Now, this is an out of turn recipe, I had something else planned for today but I made this one yesterday and loved it. The texture and the aroma of this cake was amazing.  I had to post it today 🙂

 

I did make some changes to the recipe though. One, I replaced some of the maida with atta (I was tempted to replace more but I thought pound cakes are usually heavier and I didn’t want to take the risk. Next time, I make this I will put more atta than this time) and I added more orange juice to the recipe to compensate for that. A lot of people are asking me why do I keep substituting maida with whole wheat flour. Well, I do because Ojas eats a lot of baked goodies and I don’t like giving him lot of stuff with maida.

Hence, most of the baking in the house these days is done with atta (at least half atta and half maida). The key thing to remember when one is substituting maida with whole wheat flour is that whole wheat flour absorbs more moisture than maida. So one has to increase the quantity of moisture in the goodies. Moisture in cakes typically comes from water, milk, juice, eggs so just increase the quantity of these ingredients. And the second thing is that whole wheat cakes, typically, are a little heavier than maida cakes. This can usually be solved by increasing some of the raising agents like eggs or baking powder or by adding a pinch of baking soda. But remember don’t overdo them. If you keep these two things in mind, baking with whole wheat flour is not as scary as it feels.

Orange Pound Cake

Orange Pound Cake has an amazing freshness to it, with the citrusy taste enhanced by the orange zest and a vibrant colour which makes it so appealing!  
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American, bengali

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup all purpose flour maida
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • pinch salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup white sugar (I used powdered sugar)
  • 5 tbsps oil
  • 9 tbsps orange juice (the original recipe had 6tbsp)
  • 1 tsp orange zest (The original recipe had 1tsp)
  • 2 nos eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup milk

Instructions
 

  • Sieve together both the flours, baking powder and salt.
  • In a bowl, combine butter and sugar. Whisk with hand blender or your own hands to make a smooth creamy mixture.
  • Now add the eggs to the mixture and combine well.
  • Add vanilla essence, orange zest and orange juice and combine well.
  • Fold in the dry ingredients little by little, alternating with milk.
  • Pour batter into the greased and floured pan (I used a loaf pan).
  • Bake in preheated oven at 170C for 30 - 35 mts (I left it for 35 and I think it was over done. I would have loved switch off the oven after 30 minutes. Also, I used a non stick dark pan. If you are using a tin baking pan, increase the temp to 180C) or till a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
  • Let it cool completely before taking it out, slice and eat if you have really lasted that long 🙂

Notes

 
If you make this, share a picture with me on twitter, instagram or Facebook? I would love to hear what you have to say about it !
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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Appetizers & Sides// Cakes// Desserts// Diet Options// International Desserts// Kid-Friendly// Ovo Vegetarian// Snack Box Recipes// Tea Time Snacks27 Comments

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  1. Phoenixritu says

    December 2, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Monika this is lovely. I have been longing to ask one thing, if we substitute sugar with sugar free, how much do we add? Do you have any idea?

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  2. Anita Menon says

    December 2, 2010 at 11:34 am

    Do you guys actually eat all the calorie laden goodies that you make ?? 🙂

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  3. Aarti says

    December 2, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    yumm…*note to self* such sinful treats shd not be seen… 😀

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  4. Swaram says

    December 2, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    Awesome tips there Monu 🙂 Thank u so much 🙂
    And needless to say, the cake looks totally droolworthy 🙂

    Reply
  5. Writerzblock says

    December 2, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

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  6. Munchkin's Mom says

    December 2, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    i think im going to make this today…..thanks for the recipe!

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  7. Tara says

    December 2, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    mee tu making it tuday

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  8. starsinmeyes says

    December 2, 2010 at 5:19 pm

    I love orange n lemon zest too! Usually add more than needed 🙂 Thanks for the tips for whole wheat flour. I’ve started substituting at least half maida always with wwf, and felt no difference, except a feeling of better health (!!), now I will increase the moisture and rising agent a bit.

    Reply
  9. champa says

    December 3, 2010 at 12:14 am

    Thanks for the entry. Keep them coming.

    Reply
  10. d says

    December 3, 2010 at 3:36 am

    i think you meant you added 1 tblsp of orange zest, na?

    now i am inspired to sub more and more whole wheat 🙂 amazing how you posted on this just as i was thinking about it no?

    Reply
  11. tikulicious says

    December 3, 2010 at 5:40 am

    Absolute beauty. I love the Orange flavor and will try and make this one. Thanks for sharing Monika. I have so many recipes to share but don’t make the cakes these days so no pictures. 🙂 will send you some good ones and you can try making them. what say?
    🙂

    Reply
  12. umsreflections says

    December 3, 2010 at 8:48 am

    Its hard to control the temptation na ????

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  13. umsreflections says

    December 3, 2010 at 8:49 am

    Oh WOW and yummy. 🙂 😛 😛

    Yes, taking ur tip as Gita, I am going to start using atta more, from now on. 🙂

    Reply
  14. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    ritu there is different measure for different diet sugars, my dietician once told me that Sugar Free Natura is the safest… if u take the big bottle which u get I think it works the same as sugar… but most of them have the measure written on them

    hugs my dear I know it must be tough

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  15. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    LOL I usually taste a piece and I have a 3 yr old toddler who loves anything which comes out of the oven and a hubby whose metabolism is well something I am really jealous of

    Reply
  16. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    LOL aarti come here and I will make a sinful treat for u

    Reply
  17. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    thank u thank u swaram

    Reply
  18. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    😀 😀 😀

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  19. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    so did u like it dear?

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  20. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:32 pm

    so did u tara? did u like it?

    Reply
  21. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    yeah it feel less guilty when we use atta no 🙂

    Reply
  22. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    welcome here champa. now that I have started this blog I will keep the coming I love baking

    Reply
  23. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:34 pm

    oops darling correcting it right away 🙂

    yeah thats called telepathy 🙂

    Reply
  24. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    wow that would be awesome tiku I am always on the lookout for new and good recipes 🙂

    Reply
  25. monikamanchanda says

    December 3, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    LOL tips at gita u are too funny uma 🙂

    Reply
  26. jane says

    January 14, 2013 at 12:08 pm

    in the ingredients you’ve given oil, and in the method you’ve said mix butter with sugar..should i use oil or butter?

    Reply
  27. monikamanchanda says

    January 15, 2013 at 8:46 am

    Jane sorry both should work but stick to one .. Sorry will correct the recipe

    Reply

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Monika is an ex-IT person turned into a food blogger, consultant, home baker and an amateur food photographer. She loves music, writing, food, and travel, but not necessarily in that order ;)

Sin-A-Mon Tales is a canvas for her food memories. Apart from Sin -A- Mon Tales, Monika also writes for many online websites and publications. She's an avid reader and can always be found with a book in her bag, which mostly is as bright as her. She's an obsessive traveler and is always looking for the next food story. Read More…

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