Orange and lemon citrus pound cake
Sunshine and citrus, a match made in culinary heaven!
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This is a super easy recipe that is perfect for summer!
Ingredients
235 g a/p
flour
1 tsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
baking soda
1 tsp
salt
130 g
full-fat sour cream
35 ml
freshly squeezed lemon juice
40 ml
freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tbsp
lemon zest
1 tbsp
orange zest
1 tbsp
vanilla extract
165 g
room temperature butter, unsalted
250 g
sugar
3
room temperature eggs
100 g
cranberries, optional
Glaze
50 g
melted butter
250 g
icing sugar
100 g
hot water
1 tsp
vanilla extract
1/2 tsp
orange zest
optional pink or orange food colour
Instructions
1. Grease and line a 1 lb loaf pan with parchment.
2. Preheat oven to 375 F.
3. In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
4. To the bowl of your mixer, add in butter and sugar. Cream until light and fluffy.
5. Add in zests and eggs, continue to cream until super light. Mixture should be very pale.
6. Add in the juices, sour cream, and vanilla. Mixture may get kind of separated.
7. Once combined, detach bowl from mixer.
8. Fold in half of the dry ingredients until just combined. Then fold in the remaining.
9. Transfer to lined tin and bake for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.
Remember not to open the oven until the hour passes!
Glaze
1. In a bowl, add melted butter, icing sugar, zest, and vanilla. Stir.
2. Slowly start to add in the water to loosen the icing.
3. Add food colour and pour over cooled loaf.
4. Let sit for 10 mins before cutting.