Citrus Pound Cake | Citrus Cake Recipe with step by step pictures. The citrus cake is packed with candied citrus peels. Perfect cake to serve with tea or coffee.
Citrus Pound Cake
Few days back when i was cleaning my fridge, i found few bits and pieces. I found a jar of the homemade candied citrus peels. I decided to use it in a cake and hence i made this one.
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This cake is a rich and buttery cake. It will be a little dense because all pound cake will be a little dense. A slice of this is great for breakfast along with a cup of coffee or tea.
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Ingredients for making citrus pound cake
Flour - you can use half regular flour and wheat flour.
Butter - for making pound cake you need a good amount of butter. use unsalted butter in this cake.
Orange Zest - 1 tsp
Eggs - eggs are important in this recipe for texture. You can make pound cake eggless. Here is the recipe.
Yogurt or Sour Cream- yogurt or sour cream is added in cake to make the cake soft and tender.
Candied Citrus Peel - I used my homemade citrus peels.
For Glaze, mix icing sugar with orange juice till it is thick and smooth.
How to Make Citrus Pound Cake
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Grease a 21x11cm (8½ x 4½ in) loaf pan well and sprinkle flour over it. You can line it with baking paper and grease the paper as well.
- Now in a bowl, take flour, baking powder and salt. mix well and set aside.
- Now in a larger bowl, take butter, sugar, vanilla, orange zest and whip till creamy.
- Add in egg one at a time and whip well. Now add in the flour mix, yogurt and milk and fold gently.
- Now add in chopped candied orange peel and fold gently.
- Spoon this into baking pan and bake for 1 hour.
- Remove and let it cool down for 10 mins in pan. Remove to a cooling rack and cool it for 15 mins.
- Now pour the glaze over and let it set for 15 mins.
- Slice and serve.
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Citrus Pound Cake | Citrus Cake Recipe | Candied Peel Cake
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 cups / 240 grams
- Baking Powder - ¾ tsp
- Salt - ¼ tsp
- Unsalted Butter - ¾ cup / 170 grams
- Sugar - 1 ¼ cup / 250 grams
- Orange Zest - 1 tsp
- Vanilla Essence - 1 tblspn
- Eggs - 3
- Plain Yogurt or Sour Cream - ⅓ cup / 90 ml
- Milk - ½ cup / 120 ml
- Candied Citrus Peel - ½ cup chopped
- For Glaze:
- Confectioner Sugar / Icing Sugar - 1 cup
- Orange Juice - 2 to 3 tblspn
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Grease a 21x11cm (8½ x 4½ in) loaf pan well and sprinkle flour over it. You can line it with baking paper and grease the paper as well.
- Now in a bowl, take flour, baking powder and salt. mix well and set aside.
- Now in a larger bowl, take butter, sugar, vanilla, orange zest and whip till creamy.
- Add in egg one at a time and whip well. Now add in the flour mix, yogurt and milk and fold gently.
- Now add in chopped candied orange peel and fold gently.
- Spoon this into baking pan and bake for 1 hour.
- Remove and let it cool down for 10 mins in pan. Remove to a cooling rack and cool it for 15 mins.
- Now pour the glaze over and let it set for 15 mins.
- Slice and serve.
- For Glaze, mix icing sugar with orange juice till it is thick and smooth.
Video
Citrus Pound Cake with Step by Step Pictures
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| Grease a loaf pan with oil and dust with flour |
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| take all your ingredients |
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| take flour in a bowl |
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| add baking powder and salt |
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| whisk well |
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| take butter in a bowl |
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| add sugar |
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| vanilla |
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| add orange zest |
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| whisk well |
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| add one egg at a time |
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| whip till creamy |
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| add eggs again |
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| whip till creamy |
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| add half of the flour mix |
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| fold gently |
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| add yogurt |
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| remaining flour |
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| add candied peels |
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| fold gently |
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| add milk |
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| fold gently |
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| spoon this into baking pan |
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| bake till done |
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| remove to a cooling rack |
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| for making glaze, take icing sugar in a bowl |
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| add orange juice |
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| mix well |
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| spoon this over the cake |
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| slice and serve |
Preethi Mp
Wow, nice thought.. good job aarthi. Have an urge to taste it... I'm not good at baking tough..
Preethi Mp
I can't take my eyes off this receipe. I wonder if I can get these kinds of innovative stuffs from bakery. It's good for people who are bad in baking like me, lol..
Priya Santhamohan
Priya @ asmallbite
Hi aarthi,any alternative to eggs? Love the citrus peels in the cake.
Aarthi
not sure about the alternative
Clare
Thanks. This is absolutely delicious! Great clear instructions, easy to bake, with simple ingredients. A new favourite- will definitely make again!
Catherine
This is a wonderful looking pound cake perfect for breakfast with tea. xo
Marie-Christine Wilks
Very nice cake. Made it with fresh and italian orange peel I had in my cupboard. Everyone loved it! Thank you for the recipe!