I love baking cakes and the cakes I enjoy most have an orange flavoring to them. They remind me of an orange creamsicle, a favorite summer treat. This moist orange pound cake is made with lemon lime soda and is light and flavorful. Another delightful variation of the pound cake adds cream cheese, have a look at this cream cheese pound cake from my friend.

Orange Pound Bundt Cake

Bundt pans are my favorite pans to use when baking cakes because they look beautiful without any icing at all. This orange pound cake is so light and airy with a moist and flavorful orange air. This would be perfect during the spring time, Mother’s Day or even for a luncheon. This really is a great recipe for you to bring to a pot luck.

Moist Orange Pound Cake Recipe

Ingredients

 

2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature

½ cup shortening

2 cups sugar

5 eggs

1 TBSP vanilla extract

2-1/4 TBSP orange extract

1 teaspoon salt

1 can lemon lime soda

3 cups flour

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.

Spray a bundt pan with non-stick spray.

In an electric mixer with the paddle attachment cream together butter, shortening and sugar for about 5 minutes.

Add eggs one at a time.

Add in the extracts and soda.

Combine the flour and salt and add to the batter until combined.

Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake for 50-60 minutes.

Cool completely.

Add a glaze if you choose- mix 2 cups powdered sugar and 2-3 TBSP milk with 1 teaspoon orange extract.

The electric mixer does most of the work for this cake. You can easily make this orange pound cake into a lemon pound cake by substituting lemon extract for the orange extract. This cake get rave reviews whenever I make it for a party or gathering. Here are a few more of my cake recipes, mocha almond, almond vanilla and mini bundt cakes as well. Any of these recipes for cakes are delicious and you should give them a try.

Happy Baking!