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.

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.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

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Citrus Pound Cake | Citrus Cake Recipe | Candied Peel Cake

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.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Course Dessert

Cuisine France

Servings servings

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.