Chocolate Pound Cake
- Easy
- 1 h 30 min
What does the morning smell like when you wake up? With the orange pound cake recipe, you'll be greeted at breakfast by a delightful citrus fragrance! A soft yogurt pound cake made with a butter-free batter enriched with orange juice and zest. Perfect for the winter season and to start the day with a wholesome energy boost! If you're among those who love the simplicity of homemade sweets, the orange pound cake will become one of your favorites along with the apple and lemon versions!
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To prepare the orange pound cake, first squeeze the oranges after grating the zest: you'll need 50 g (about 1/4 cup) of juice and about 5 g (1 tsp) of zest. Place the whole eggs 1 and sugar 2 in a bowl and start whipping with an electric mixer until you obtain a frothy and fluffy mixture 3.
Add the yogurt 4 and vegetable oil 5, then continue mixing at a higher speed. Add the sifted flour 6.
Add the sifted baking powder 7 and incorporate the dry ingredients still using the mixer, then add the squeezed orange juice 8 and the grated zest 9.
Finally, add a pinch of ground cinnamon for aroma 10 and mix everything again to make the batter smooth and homogeneous 11. Pour the batter into a 12x4.5 inch loaf pan that you have greased beforehand 12.
Bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for about 40 minutes 13. Always check the doneness with a toothpick before taking it out of the oven. Once cooked, remove from the oven and let it cool completely in the pan before taking it out 14. Sprinkle with powdered sugar to taste and enjoy your orange pound cake 15!