Orange Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cups sifted Swans Down®️ Cake Flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups (3 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 8 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• Bourbon Orange Glaze (recipe follows)

Bourbon Orange Glaze

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 ounces bourbon whisky

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300℉. Grease 2 (9×5-inch) loaf pans (or 1 tube or bundt pan).
2. Sift flour again, then add baking powder and salt and sift together three times.
3. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and orange zest and beat vigorously for several minutes. Add flour mixture and mix well.
5. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 40 minutes, then increase heat to 325℉ and bake for 40 minutes longer. (If using a tube or bundt pan, baking time may vary.)
6. Make Bourbon Orange Glaze: Combine butter, orange juice, orange zest and confectioners’ sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. Once the sugar has dissolved and the glaze looks syrupy, remove from heat. Stir in the bourbon and set aside.
7. Remove cakes from oven and cool in the pans for 20 minutes.
8. Carefully remove from pans and transfer loaves to a wire rack set on top of a baking sheet. Pour the warm glaze on top and dust with confectioners’ sugar, if desired.