Orange Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Passion Fruit Icing
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 sticks (10 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 pound cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- Finely grated zest of 2 oranges
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 ripe passion fruits (see Note)
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Butter and flour two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pans.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt.
- In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, cream 2 sticks of the butter with the cream cheese at moderate speed.
- Add the sugar and orange zest and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well between additions.
- Beat in the vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients and beat at low speed until blended.
- Add the sour cream and beat until smooth.
- Divide the batter between the prepared pans and smooth the surfaces.
- Bake the pound cakes for about 1 hour, or until the tops are golden and cracked and a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pans for 15 minutes, then turn the pound cakes out onto a rack and set them right side up to cool completely.
- Cut the passion fruits in half and scrape the seedy fruit into a strainer set over a bowl.
- Press the fruit with the back of a spoon; discard the seeds.
- Melt the remaining 1/2 stick of butter in a small saucepan.
- Add the confectioners' sugar and passion fruit juice; cook over very low heat, stirring, until smooth.
- Drizzle the icing over the cakes, letting it drip down the sides.
- Let the icing set, then slice the cakes and serve.
flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, cream cheese, sugar, oranges, eggs, vanilla, sour cream, passion, sugar
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/orange-cream-cheese-pound-cake-with-passion-fruit-icing (may not work)