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Chocoorange Pound Cake
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 6
Categories:
Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients:
lb
Cake: 1
c
All-purpose flour 3
tb
Unsweetened cocoa 2
ts
Baking powder
pn
Salt 3/4
c
Butter 3
Eggs
Orange icing: 1/2
c
Powdered sugar 3
ts
Fresh squeezed orange juice
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Butter a loaf pan. Line with parchment. Butter
again and flour. Shake off excess. Sift flour into medium bowl with
cocoa powder, baking powder and pinch of salt. Set aside. Using
electric mixer, cream butter and remaining cup sugar until light and
fluffy. Add eggs to butter, beating well after each one. Using rubber
spatula, stir in the chopped candied orange peel. Stir flour mixture
into batter just until mixed. Scrape batter into loaf pan. Tap on
table to release air bubbles. Bake about 1 hour until loaf shrinks
away from sides of pan and toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean. Orange icing: using wire whisk, stir powdered sugar and orange
juice together to make a paste in top of double boiler. Heat over
simmering water until mixture is warm and smooth and drizzling
consistency. To serve, invert cake onto wire rack to cool. Remove
paper. Pour warm icing over cake. Put cake on serving platter. Serve
cut into slices.
Recipe By : THE DESSERT SHOW SHOW #DS3180
From: Meg Antczak Date: 05-23-96
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