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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!  
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

 
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