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Orange Pound Cake made with fresh squeezed orange juice and zest is a delicious dessert to enjoy any time of year! This buttery, sweet cake is surprisingly easy to make and and will disappear quickly.
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5 from 5 reviews

Orange Pound Cake

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 522kcal
Author: Donya Mullins

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks) - room temperature
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 large eggs - room temperature
  • ⅓ cup fresh-squeezed orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest
  • 1 cup sour cream

Orange Glaze

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a tube pan. Set aside.
  • Sift flour, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl.
  • Using a stand or hand mixer, beat butter at medium speed until fluffy. Gradually add sugar and beat 5 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until combined after each egg is added.
  • Beat in orange juice.
  • With the mixer on low, add in dry ingredients. Mix until blended. Add in sour cream, and orange zest mixing until just incorporated. Do not overmix.
  • Pour batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. Test cake with a wooden skewer - the cake is done when the skewer comes out clean. Let cake cool in pan on rack 15 minutes. Use a knife to run around the edge of the cake pan to loosen cake. Turn out cake onto a plate or stand.
  • When cake has cooled completely, mix together confectioners sugar and orange juice then drizzle over cake. Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 522kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 187mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 754IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg