LEMON AND ORANGE POUND CAKE

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Categories     Cake     Dessert     Bake

Number Of Ingredients 14

CAKE
2 sticks butter, softened
2 cups sugar
6 eggs, room temperature
2 cups flour
juice of 1 large orange
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. lemon extract
ICING
juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 Tbsp. orange juice
1 cup powdered sugar
3 -4 jiggers Cointreau

Steps:

  • CAKE Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put a pan of hot water in oven on rack below where the cake will be. Cream butter, add sugar and cream again. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. At lowest speed, add flour gradually. When all is added, turn to medium speed and beat for 10 minutes. Add 2 Tbsp. orange juice and both extracts. Pour mixture into a greased and floured Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. For the first 30 minutes of cooking, put a pan of water under the cake. Let cake cool in the pan on a rack for 20 minutes. Turn out and ice while still hot. ICING Sprinkle Cointreau over cake. Combine icing ingredients (except Cointreau), adding more sugar if needed for thickness. Spread icing over warm cake. Keep covered - wait a few hours to serve. *Aunt Chrisiti gave me this recipe; it's from her Junior League Cookbook. She said it is Uncle Bud's favorite cake.

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