Orange Walnut Cake
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest (about 2 oranges)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 cup sugar
- Position the oven racks so that the top rack is in the center.
- Preheat the oven to convection bake at 325F.
- Lightly grease a 9-inch tube pan.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, orange zest, baking soda, and baking powder together.
- Add the butter, eggs, and buttermilk all at once and, using a hand mixer, beat until the mixture is smooth.
- Stir in the walnuts.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the batter to the edges.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean and dry.
- Remove from the oven, leaving the cake in the pan.
- While the cake bakes, make the orange syrup by combining the orange juice and sugar; bring to a boil and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Poke the hot cake with a skewer in several places and pour the hot syrup over it.
- Cool the cake on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before removing it from the pan to a serving plate.
flour, sugar, orange zest, baking soda, baking powder, butter, eggs, buttermilk, walnuts, freshly squeezed orange juice, sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/orange-walnut-cake-372546 (may not work)