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CITRUS POUND CAKE

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Servings 16
Author Jehan Powell

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 tsp finely grated orange peel
  • 2 tsp finely grated lime peel
  • 2 tsp finely grated grapefruit peel
  • 1 tbsp grapefruit juice
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp butter melted
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 1 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Let butter and eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Grease and flour a 10 inch bundt cake pan and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside. In a small bowl mix milk, orange peel, lime peel and grapefruit peel; set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Place butter in a large mixing bowl and beat for 30 seconds with an electric mixer.
  • Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Next add eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition.
  • Next add vanilla.
  • Add flour and milk mixture by alternating on low speed until well incorporated.
  • Pour batter in to prepared pan and spread to form an even layer.
  • Place in preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and cool completely before adding icing.
  • To make the icing, mix melted butter, orange juice and icing sugar until smooth then pour evenly over cake. Enjoy!

Notes

Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Baking Cookbook