Fragrant Orange and Lemon Cake
- unsalted butter, and
- all-purpose flour (for preparing the cake pan)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 orange, peel grated and orange juiced
- 1 lemon, peel grated and lemon juiced
- 34 cup milk
- 8 ounces unsalted butter, softened
- 1 12 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 5 large eggs
- confectioners' sugar, for dusting
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Evenly coat the interior of a 10-inch bundt pan with butter;dust lightly with flour, shaking out the excess flour;set aside.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda,and salt into a large bowl.
- Stir in the orange and lemon zests.
- Combine the orange and lemon juices and the milk and set aside to "sour" the milk.
- Toss the vanilla with the sugar in a small bowl until the vanilla is mixed in well(it will make the sugar look fluffy).
- In a large bowl, using a hand-held electric mixer at high speed, beat the butter and vanilla sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- One at a time, beat in the eggs, mixing well after each addition.
- The mixture will look curdled- don't worry.
- Alternating in thirds, add the flour and milk mixtures, beating well after each addition, and scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and place in the center of the oven.
- Bake until the cake is an even golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes.
- (Don't worry if the cracks in the top of the cake don't look dry-use the toothpick test to test for doneness.
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- Transfer to a wire rack to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Turn out onto the serving plate, cool completely and sift confectioner's sugar over top.
- Slice into wedges and serve.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fragrant-orange-and-lemon-cake-373196 (may not work)