Candied Ginger Pound Cake With A Hint Of Orange

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 6 eggs (extra large)
• 3 cups flour (sifted, reserve 3 tablespoons to mix with candied ginger)
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 dash salt
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 2 teaspoons orange extract (or substitute vanilla ~ 1/2 teaspoon orange oil can also be used)
• 1 -2 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 cup candied ginger (finely minced and mixed with 3 tablespoons flour from above)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
• 3 add eggs one at a time until mixed well.
• 4 combine flour, soda, and salt.
• 5 alternately add flour and sour cream until combined with egg/butter mixture.
• 6 add extract and zest to cake batter.
• 7 gently fold candied ginger mixed with 3 tablespoons flour into cake batter -.
• 8 pour into large bundt pan, sprayed with baking spray.
• 9 bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes ~ check for doneness ~ cover top of cake with aluminum foil if it is getting too dark!
• 10 continue baking if necessary ~ check at 5 minute intervals till done. cake in my photo baked for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• 11 if desired, brush hot cake with an orange juice/sugar syrup to glaze ~.or top each serving with orange curd.