Fragrant, moist, and tender Gluten Free Orange Pound Cake flavoured with freshly squeezed orange juice and zest. This easy recipe is a winner! Perfect for snack time or tea time.
Pound Cake is one of my favourite kind of cake. I’m not sure if it’s because it’s so soft and buttery or if it’s because of the sweet, crumbly “bark” on the top. One of the reason’s I’m such a fan is because it’s really all about THE CAKE. I really don’t care for icing but when you’ve got pound cake with a bit of glaze poured on top, I’m all in!
I love making pound cakes of all different varieties, I’ve already shared my Gluten Free Chocolate Pound Cake, my Gluten Free Cinnamon Pound Cake and my Gluten Free Marble Pound Cake. This Gluten Free Orange Pound Cake is definitely one of my favourites!
If you’ve never made a pound cake before, I can assure you it’s super easy. With a few good quality ingredients and a little prep time, you’ll have this delectable cake in the oven before you know it.
This recipe for orange pound cake uses fresh ingredients. So make sure you use fresh orange juice and zest. it really does make a difference to the flavour! Once you’ve tried this orange pound cake recipe, I am sure you will make it time and time again.
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ cup/160g Granulated Sugar
- 1⅓ cup/160g Gluten Free Self raising flour
- ⅔ cup/150g spreadable butter
- Juice and Zest of 1 large orange
- FOR THE GLAZE
- ⅓ cup Icing Sugar
- 2tsp Orange juice
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/Gas mark 4 and grease a 1lb loaf tin.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Sift in the flour and stir well.
- Melt the butter and pour it into the batter.
- Juice and zest the fresh orange and incorporate.
- Pour the batter into the loaf tin and bake for 40 minutes.
- Allow the cake to cool completely before glazing.
- To make your glaze mix the icing sugar and orange juice together and drizzle it over the cake.
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