Blood orange pound cake

Name: Blood orange pound cake
Ingredients: 150g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for the tin; 250g caster sugar; 3 medium eggs, at room temperature; 250g plain flour; 1½ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda; ½ tsp fine sea salt; 100g full-fat soured cream; 3 blood orange, finely zested; 3 tbsp chopped pistachios, to decorate (optional); candied peel, to decorate (optional, see tip, below); 170g icing sugar, sifted; 2-3 tbsp blood orange juice

"Try this modern take on an American pound cake, with soured cream and sharp blood orange icing to balance the sweetness. Decorate with pistachios..."

INGREDIENTS

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150g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for the tin

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250g caster sugar

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3 medium eggs, at room temperature

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250g plain flour

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1½ tsp baking powder

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¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda

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½ tsp fine sea salt

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100g full-fat soured cream

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3 blood orange, finely zested

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3 tbsp chopped pistachios, to decorate (optional)

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candied peel, to decorate (optional, see tip, below)

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170g icing sugar, sifted

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2-3 tbsp blood orange juice

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