CITRUS-GLAZED POUND CAKE

Citrus-Glazed Pound Cake image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 11

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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), sifted, plus more for pan
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon zest plus 2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon orange zest plus 1 tablespoon orange juice
5 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon orange juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter and flour a 4 1/2-by-8 1/2-inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until very light and fluffy, 7 minutes. Scrape down bowl and beat 1 minute more. Add vanilla, lemon zest and juice, orange zest and juice, then gradually add eggs, beating well and scraping down bowl as needed. With mixer on low, add salt, then gradually add flour, beating well to combine and scraping down bowl as needed.
Transfer batter to pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 65 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack, 1 hour. Remove cake from pan and let cool completely on rack.
Make a glaze by whisking together confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, and orange juice until smooth. Pour citrus glaze over cooled cake. Slice cake and serve.
To store, wrap unglazed cake in plastic and keep at room temperature, up to 3 days, or wrap it in plastic and freeze for up to 3 weeks. (Thaw, wrapped, at room temperature.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 491 g, Fat 26 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 7 g