- Hey, guys!
Today we're making a delicious orange poundcake.
You are gonna wanna eat every single piece,
so make two!
Our first step is to cut our oranges and get to juicing.
I think blood oranges are a little less sweet
than a normal orange,
but they have some more complex, y'know, flavor to them.
They're also pink, so that's a plus!
If you don't have blood oranges,
you can substitute navel or cara cara if you have them.
Those are great!
All right, let's see if we have three quarters of a cup.
(pouring)
Perfect!
To start the batter off,
I'm adding one cup of butter into my standing mixer,
and add in one and a half cups of sugar.
Then, you're gonna beat until light and fluffy.
(mixer whirring)
The butter and sugar look light and fluffy.
I'm gonna scrape the bowl down now,
and then add in my eggs one at a time while mixing.
(mixer whirring)
One, maybe two at a time.
It's okay.
All right, that looks good.
Just scrape the bowl down one more time
and then give it a final mix
before we move on to the next step.
You can do this anyway you'd like,
but for a bunt pan I use my fingers.
There's nothing more annoying
than your cake not releasing properly
when you're making a bunt.
When you butter your pan, you do wanna love butter,
but you don't want clumps of butter in any creases
because that will melt during baking
and you'll have a void.
You wanna have all the definition of the pan.
That's why you bought these fancy pans
that just lay around for months at a time.
Once your pan is buttered,
just add in a tablespoon of flour,
and you're gonna kick it around a bit
until it's evenly distributed.
Just tap out the excess.
(clanging)
Perfect!
Set that aside, and let's do our whisking.
In this bowl I have three cups of all-purpose flour.
I'm gonna add in one teaspoon of kosher salt,
one tablespoon of baking powder.
Give it a nice whisk
just to get all the ingredients mixed and distributed.
Our butter mixture is ready.
Our dry mixture is ready.
Now, our wet mixture.
I'm gonna add in three quarters of a cup
of blood orange juice.
That color is amazing!
And then, half a cup of sour cream.
I add sour cream to almost every recipe.
It just brings in so much moisture, I love it!
Whisk that together to create a slurry.
This is optional,
but I'm adding in one teaspoon of orange blossom water.
You can use vanilla
or just skip this step altogether.
You can even use an orange liqueur.
With my mixer on low,
I'm gonna add in the dry mixture and the wet mixture
in maybe two to three alternating batches.
(mixer whirring)
Before I scrape the bowl down or even finish mixing,
I'm adding in the zest of one orange.
Again like the orange blossom water,
the zest just adds a lot of aroma
and the oils make a big difference.
Pour the batter into a prepared pan.
Then, use a spatula to smooth the top.
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Tap on the counter a few times to dislodge any air bubbles
and place in the oven to bake at 350 for about 55 minutes.
You'll wanna test the center with a skewer
just to make sure it's set
before you finally take it out of the oven.
So, the cake's just about at room temperature
which means it's time to start making the glaze.
The glaze is so simple.
It's just gonna be a confectioner's sugar
with some blood orange juice
and maybe a touch of raspberry juice for extra color.
We'll see.
I have 287 grams of confectioner's sugar, give or take.
Now, I'm just gonna juice half of a blood orange in here.
The color is amazing, I love it!
Okay, that's good.
Pour some more orange juice into here.
Now, we're gonna whisk.
Just wanna add it slowly,
so that you don't end up with a gloopy mess.
You can really smell the oranges which is nice.
And I love the pink color you get from the blood oranges!
And that's just the right consistency.
Now, we're ready to glaze the cake.
You can either use a piping bag, a spoon,
or just pour it on.
It's up to you.
I glazed my bunt cake using a piping bag.
It's just easier that way,
but you can totally spoon it on.
It's gonna look a little crazy at first,
but it'll all melt together,
and you can use a spoon to add in the bits as you want
just to get an even coating.
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I'm gonna finish this piece off camera,
but I hope you get to make the cake.
It was really delicious!
You have to trust me until you make the recipe.
Thanks for watching,
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