The most fanciful of all fall feasts are   Orange desserts for how they add citrusy sparkle and life to mundane sweetness.

If you crave for some citrusy sweet, palate pleasing treat in a cake, search no further; this is the best Orange pound cake recipe you will find.
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The magnificence of this pound cake lies in its buttery orange soaking syrup.
Only thing to take care of is greasing your bundt pan really generously with butter.
Prepare the syrup when you are about to remove the cake from the oven.
Pour the syrup over warm cake while in the pan.

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Once cool, invert it on a wire rack.
I have used about half a cup of finely ground almonds. Just grind a handful of almonds with skin in your coffee grinder and add to the cake batter. This gives the cake a nice nutty punch.
So grab some big juicy oranges and you are all set to rock….!

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The Best Orange Soak Pound Cake
Serves 8
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
55 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
55 min
Ingredients
  1. 150 grams butter
  2. 1 cup castor sugar
  3. 3 large eggs
  4. 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  5. 1/2 teaspoon orange essence or few drops orange oil
  6. 2 cups flour
  7. 1/2 cup finely ground almonds
  8. 2 teaspoons baking powder
  9. 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  10. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  11. 3/4cup buttermilk
  12. 3/4cup orange juice
  13. Zest of 1/2 orange, finely grated
  14. SOAKING SYRUP
  15. 3/4 cup orange juice
  16. 1 cup caster sugar
  17. 75 grams butter
  18. Few drops orange oil
  19. Zest of 1/2 orange
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius and generously grease a 9 or 10 inch bundt pan.
  2. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in ground almonds.
  3. Beat butter and sugar till light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, orange zest and both essences and continue to beat well after each addition.
  4. Finally add all dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk and orange juice.
  5. Pour batter in the prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes.
  6. For soaking syrup, cook all the ingredients together till sugar dissolves and pour over hot cake while in the pan.
Adapted from My Secret Bakes
Adapted from My Secret Bakes
My Secret Bakes-Nazeeha Khan http://mysecretbakes.com/