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lemonade citrus pound cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Rose Mary Mogan
Sauk Village, IL

I had no idea how this cake was going to turn out, since I was creating it basically because I had some left over Lemonade Concentrate from another dish I had made earlier & didn't want to waste it. I started with ingredients in my basic POUND CAKE recipe, then had read in one of my vintage cookbooks how cornstarch was used with all purpose flour to create a softer textured cake, & I wanted to implement that into the cake too. Then I thought if I ground up oranges it would enhance the flavors of the lemonade concentrate. This cake is awesome in flavors & taste & so moist in texture. LUV IT

(2 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 45 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For lemonade citrus pound cake

  • 3 c
    White Lily all purpose flour
  • 1 c
    corn starch
  • 3 c
    granulated sugar
  • 11/2 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    kosher salt
  • 3 stick
    butter, softened to room temperature
  • 6 lg
    eggs, room temperature
  • 1/2 c
    buttermilk
  • 1 c
    frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
  • 2 tsp
    pure lemon extract
  • 5-6 dash
    or drops of yellow food color, optional
  • 2 md
    whole navel oranges, pulverized in food processor
  • 1 box
    lemon Jello or orange Jello as desired 3 ounces

How To Make lemonade citrus pound cake

  • 1
    Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and corn starch together in a medium bowl and set aside till needed. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F, prep cake pans by spraying with bakers joy or non-stick cooking spray, if using cooking spray, spray pans heavily then set aside till needed. This is the DIMENSIONS CAKE PAN by NORDIC WARE, it has an 11 cup capacity.
  • 2
    Cream softened butter in mixer till creamy.
  • 3
    Gradually add in the sugar & lemon gelatin, and beat until blended together and mixture is smooth and no visible granules remain, about 10 minutes.
  • 4
    Add the eggs to butter mixture one at a time, beating well after each has been added.
  • 5
    While butter mixture is beating, cut the 2 oranges into eights, and add to a food processor and process until mixture looks pulverized, similar to this picture.
  • 6
    Measure out lemonade concentrate and buttermilk and set aside till needed.
  • 7
    Once butter mixture is creamy and smooth, gradually add in the sifted flour about 1/3 of flour at a time, and alternate with the lemonade and buttermilk. Beating well before adding more flour. May need to scrape down the sides of bowl during mixing process.
  • 8
    Now add in the pulverized oranges along with lemon extract and yellow food color if desired, and beat just until blended into cake batter. I had 1 cup of pureed oranges.
  • 9
    Divide cake batter evenly between the 2 prepared cake pans or you may use a larger 16 cup capacity cake pan, make sure there is at least 2 inches left in pan to allow for cake to rise during baking. Bake in preheated 325 degree F. oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If using a larger 16 cup capacity cake pan may require additional time about 1 1/2 hours.
  • 10
    This is the Blossoms Cake Pan which has a 10 cup capacity. NOTE: SINCE POSTING THE ORIGINAL RECIPE, I FOUND THAT THE CAKE BATTER FOR THIS RECIPE FILLS MORE THAN A 16 CUP CAPACITY PAN, USE A SMALL LOAF PAN OR A SMALLER ROUND TUBE PAN FOR THE REMAINING BATTER. REMEMBER TO LEAVE 2 inch SPACE from top of pan TO ALLOW CAKE TO RISE.
  • 11
    Try to wait until cake has cooled completely before cutting if you can wait that long. Add a glaze if desired but we enjoyed eating it plain.
  • 12
    This is what the Blossom Lemonade Citrus Pound Cake looked like that I shared with the neighbor.
  • 13
    TO MAKE THIS GLAZE RECIPE: Add 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 stick softened butter, 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream or evaporated milk, 1 teaspoon lemon extract, 1/4-1/3 cup thawed lemonade concentrate, and the zest of a whole orange in a medium size bowl and beat till blended together. Add more liquid for a thinner consistency or more confectioners sugar for a thicker consistency. Then drizzle over cake in desired manner, over entire cake or just drizzled on top and sides.

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