Orange Pound Cake

Orange Pound Cake

A nice orange dessert with coffee or tea.

Remember that butter is one of the most important ingredients in a pound cake. Do not substitute with margarine, it will not work.

What you need:

• 1 lb butter
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp grated orange rind
• 6 large eggs

• 3 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp mace
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 cup apricot jam, strained
• 2 tbsp shredded orange peel

What you do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter until light and fluffy.

Gradually add sifted sugar and rind.

Cream thoroughly.

Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Sift the flour before measuring, then combine the dry ingredients. Sift.

Gradually add sifted dry ingredients to butter mixture.

Add orange juice and combine thoroughly.

Turn into buttered and floured 10 inch tube pan.

Bake at 350 for 50 - 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and cake is golden brown.

Cool for 5 minutes.

Turn into wire rack and cool thoroughly

Brush with jam and top with orange peel.

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