Glazed Bourbon Orange Pound Cake With Apricot Orange Sauce Recipes

ORANGE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Cream the butter and 2 cups of the granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. With the mixer on medium speed, beat in the eggs, one at a time, and the orange zest.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, combine 1/4 cup of the orange juice, the buttermilk, and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter, beginning and ending with the flour. Divide the batter evenly between the pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• While the cakes bake, cook the remaining 1/2 cup of granulated sugar with the remaining 1/2 cup orange juice in a small saucepan over low heat until the sugar dissolves. When the cakes are done, let them cool for 10 minutes. Take them out of the pans and place them on a baking rack set over a tray. Spoon the orange syrup over the cakes and allow the cakes to cool completely.
• To glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar and orange juice in a bowl, mixing with a wire whisk until smooth. Add a few more drops of juice, if necessary, to make it pour easily. Pour over the top of one cake and allow the glaze to dry. Wrap well, and store in the refrigerator.

CARROT BUNDT® CAKE WITH ORANGE-BOURBON GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch (12-cup) fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, allspice, and ginger in a medium bowl.
• Beat sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until slightly lightened in color. Add carrots and stir to coat. Fold in dry ingredients with a rubber spatula or large spoon until just barely combined with some small clumps; don't use a hand mixer. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the middle comes out mostly clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Transfer pan to a cooling rack and let cool, right-side up, for 15 minutes. Invert pan onto a plate and gently tap to remove the cake. Let cool completely.
• While cake is cooling, whisk butter, orange juice, orange zest, and bourbon together in a small saucepan over medium heat for glaze until boiling. Boil to fuse flavors, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and add powdered sugar, a small amount at a time, whisking until smooth before adding more. When glaze is at your desired consistency, liberally spoon over mostly-cooled cake.

APRICOT BRANDY POUND CAKE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• Combine the sour cream, rum flavoring, orange extract, almond extract, lemon extract, vanilla extract and apricot brandy. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream and flavorings mixture, stirring just until incorporated.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

ORANGE APRICOT NECTAR CAKE

Steps:

• Beat all ingredients together for cake. Bake fro 40 minutes in bundt pan at 350. The shaped bundt pans look great with this cake and it holds it shape very well.
• While cake is finishing baking heat all ingredients for sauce until smooth. The immediately pour over HOT cake. Let sit until completely cool before removing from pan,.

GLAZED ORANGE BAVARIAN CAKE

Steps:

• Glaze the orange slices:.
• Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a large pot.
• Add orange slices, lower the heat and simmer for 2.5 hours.
• Remove from heat.
• Let cool in syrup overnight.
• Make the Cake:.
• Preheat overn to 350 degrees.
• Butter and flour a 10-inch springform pan.
• Beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer for 10 minutes, until very thick and pale.
• Gradually fold in the flour.
• Fold 1/4 of the batter into the melted butter, then fold the butter mixture into the remaining batter.
• Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the center of the oven for about 35 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Run a knife around teh edge of the pan to release the cake.
• Remove the sides and the bottom of the pan.
• Trim any crips edges and slice the cake horzontally into 3 thin layers.
• Orange Bavarian Cream:.
• In a medium saucepan, heat the milk to simmering.
• In a bowl, beat the yolks with 9 tablespoons of the sugar until well combined.
• Gradually beat in the hot milk.
• Stir in the softened gelatin.
• Retrun the mixture to the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden sppon for about 10 minutes, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, (Do not let boil or the eggs will curdle.).
• Stir in the vanilla and Cointreau.
• Place the saucepan over a bowl of rice and stir until the mixture of mounds.
• In a bowl, softly whip the cream with the remaining tbsp of sugar.
• Carefully fold it into the chillled Bavarian mixture.
• Assemble:.
• Line a 10" springform pan with plastic wrap, leaving a 5" overhang all around.
• Drain the orange slices and reserve the syrup.
• Choose the largest slices and place them in a decorative pattern on the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Finely chop the remaining oranges and fold into the Bavarian Cream.
• Spoon 1/3 of the Bavarian Cream over the oranges.
• Place 1 layer of the cake over the cream and brush with some of the reserved syrup.
• Repeat twice wtih the remaining cream and layers.
• Cover with plastic wrap.
• Place a 9" cake pan on top of the cake and put a 2 lb. weight in the center of the pan.
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• To Serve:.
• Remove the weighted pan and plastic wrap.
• Invert the cake onto a serving platter.
• Remove the sides and bottom of the pan and peel off the plastic wrap.
• Slice with a very sharp knife.

FRESH ORANGE POUND CAKE WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Grease 24 (1/2 cup) mini bundt pans (2 pans of 12 mini bundt tins).
• In an electric mixer, fitted with paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar.
• Beat until smooth.
• Add the eggs and yolks, 1 at a time, and continue to beat until incorporated.
• Add the orange zest and vanilla.
• Add the flour and salt, 1/2 cup at a time until the batter is smooth.
• Spoon 1/3 cup of the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the top of the cake domes are slightly golden.
• Remove from the oven and cool slightly.
• Unmold the cakes onto wire racks.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine the confectioner's sugar and orange juice together.
• Whisk until smooth.
• Place the wire racks over a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper.
• Drizzle the glaze over each cake.
• Sprinkle the top of each cake with the almonds.
• Cool the cakes at room temperature.
• Place the cakes on a serving platter and serve.

ORANGE GLAZE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan., In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange zest and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition (batter may appear curdled)., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes., Poke holes in warm cake using a fork or wooden skewer. Mix confectioners' sugar, melted butter and orange juice; spoon slowly over cake. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack; cool completely. Serve with candied orange peel and additional confectioners' sugar.

GLAZED BOURBON-ORANGE POUND CAKE WITH APRICOT-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch high sides. Line bottom of cake pan with parchment paper; butter paper.
• Using electric stand mixer and paddle attachment, beat sugar, butter, orange zest and salt in large bowl on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Gradually beat in bourbon. Add flour and beat just until blended. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
• Bake until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Transfer pan to cooling rack.
• Meanwhile, combine jam and vanilla bean in heavy small saucepan. Melt jam. Strain. Cool completely. Stir in orange juice and bourbon. Pour 1/2 cup glaze over cake, let stand 5 minutes. Pour another 1/2 cup glaze over cake. Cool 10 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack. Place cake right side up on rack and cool cake completely.
• Cut cake into wedges. Transfer cake wedges to plates. Drizzle remaining sauce over and around cake and serve.

ORANGE POUND CAKE WITH ORANGE CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F degrees.
• Lightly coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with vegetable cooking spray.
• Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in medium bowl; set aside.
• With vegetable peeler remove peel from orange; coarsely chop.
• Cut orange in half and squeeze 1/2 cup juice.
• Process sugar and peel in food processor, pulsing until peel is finely chopped.
• Combine buttermilk, 1/4 cup orange juice and vanilla in a small glass measuring cup (Reserve remaining juice for caramel sauce).
• Beat butter and orange-sugar mixture in large mixer bowl on medium-high speed until combined.
• Beat in egg and egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• At low speed, add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack 15 minutes; invert and remove pan.
• Make Orange-Caramel Sauce: Meanwhile, combine water and sugar in small saucepan; stir with wooden spoon until sugar is moistened.
• Bring to simmer over medium-low heat; cover and simmer 2 to 3 minutes until sugar dissolves.
• Uncover and cook until sugar turns amber, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Remove from heat and slowly stir in reserved orange juice (mixture will bubble vigorously).
• Return to heat and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
• Cool sauce and serve with cake.