Orange Pound Cake

Mark Randazzo created this Orange Pound Cake recipe in the first season of TLC's 'Ulimate Cake Off'. Photo
Mark Randazzo created this Orange Pound Cake recipe in the first season of TLC's 'Ulimate Cake Off'.

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INGREDIENTS

Cake
500 g. butter
500 g sugar
2.5 orange zest
500 g eggs
75 g orange juice
500 g A.P. flour
5 g baking powder
Raspberry Buttercream
12 oz egg whites
1 # 8 oz sugar
1 # 12 oz butter

PREPARATION:

Cake

  1. Bake 325 degrees F on low fan, 15-20 min for sheets.
  2. Rub zest into sugar.
  3. Cream together butter and sugar.
  4. Gradually add eggs and juice scraping between each addition.
  5. Add dry ingredients in 2 stages, scraping between each.
  6. Fill round cake pans 1-1/4-inch high for 2 layers, and 3/4-inch high for 1 layer.

Raspberry Buttercream

  1. Make a Swiss Meringue: warm egg whites and sugar over a water bath. Stir constantly until warm to touch.
  2. Whip whites/sugar to stiff peaks on high speed.
  3. Switch to paddle, slowly add soft butter in small chunks on speed 1 and beat into a smooth creamy texture.
  4. Add raspberry puree to taste. Mix in on speed 1.
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