Fragrant Orange and Lemon Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Evenly coat the interior of a 10-inch bundt pan with butter;dust lightly with flour, shaking out the excess flour;set aside.
  3. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda,and salt into a large bowl.
  4. Stir in the orange and lemon zests.
  5. Combine the orange and lemon juices and the milk and set aside to "sour" the milk.
  6. Toss the vanilla with the sugar in a small bowl until the vanilla is mixed in well(it will make the sugar look fluffy).
  7. 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.
  8. One at a time, beat in the eggs, mixing well after each addition.
  9. The mixture will look curdled- don't worry.
  10. 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.
  11. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and place in the center of the oven.
  12. Bake until the cake is an even golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes.
  13. (Don't worry if the cracks in the top of the cake don't look dry-use the toothpick test to test for doneness.
  14. ).
  15. Transfer to a wire rack to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
  16. Turn out onto the serving plate, cool completely and sift confectioner's sugar over top.
  17. Slice into wedges and serve.

unsalted butter, flour, allpurpose, baking powder, baking soda, salt, orange, lemon, milk, unsalted butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, confectioners

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fragrant-orange-and-lemon-cake-373196 (may not work)

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