Orange Almond Pound Cake
Description
This rich, buttery pound cake is taken to new heights with the addition of almond paste and orange juice.
Ingredients
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3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1 pound butter, softened
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3 cups white sugar
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3 ounces marzipan
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6 eggs
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1/3 cup half-and-half
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1/3 cup milk
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1/3 cup orange juice
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch tube pan.
2
Whisk flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.
3
Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl until creamy. Add marzipan. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat half-and-half into butter mixture.
4
Stir 1 cup of flour mixture into the butter mixture. Stir in milk. Add another 1 cup flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir milk into mixture. Add remaining flour mixture and stir in orange juice. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula and give batter a final mix. Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 90 minutes.
6
Cool cake in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.