Orange Pound Cake With Orange Caramel Sauce
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large orange
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup butter, softened (no substitutions)
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg whites
- Orange/Caramel Sauce
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Preheat oven to 350*F degrees.
- Lightly coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with vegetable cooking spray.
- Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in medium bowl; set aside.
- With vegetable peeler remove peel from orange; coarsely chop.
- Cut orange in half and squeeze 1/2 cup juice.
- Process sugar and peel in food processor, pulsing until peel is finely chopped.
- Combine buttermilk, 1/4 cup orange juice and vanilla in a small glass measuring cup (Reserve remaining juice for caramel sauce).
- Beat butter and orange-sugar mixture in large mixer bowl on medium-high speed until combined.
- Beat in egg and egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- At low speed, add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack 15 minutes; invert and remove pan.
- Make Orange-Caramel Sauce: Meanwhile, combine water and sugar in small saucepan; stir with wooden spoon until sugar is moistened.
- Bring to simmer over medium-low heat; cover and simmer 2 to 3 minutes until sugar dissolves.
- Uncover and cook until sugar turns amber, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Remove from heat and slowly stir in reserved orange juice (mixture will bubble vigorously).
- Return to heat and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
- Cool sauce and serve with cake.
flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, orange, sugar, buttermilk, vanilla extract, butter, egg, egg whites, orangecaramel sauce, water, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/orange-pound-cake-with-orange-caramel-sauce-14243 (may not work)