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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 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 8 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.

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