2.08.2010

Blood Orange Pound Cake

Pre-heat oven to 350

Grease and flour 2 8.5x4 loaf pans

2 2/3 C flour
2 1/2 t baking powder
a pinch of salt  (I think it needed more salt since the recipe used unsalted butter)

Finger-mixed zest from two blood oranges into 2 1/3 c sugar. 
6 eggs
1 1/2 t vanilla extract
2/3 c heavy cream.

Added the dry ingredients in a few additions
Added 15 T of melted, cooled butter
(the original recipe called for unsalted, I think I'll try salted next time)

Poured the batter into the loaf pans
Cooked for 60 minutes

While cooking, I made a simple glaze for the cake:

1 C powdered sugar
2Tbsp Blood orange juice

It went over quite well.  I was sparing in my use of the glaze and was criticized for that fact.

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