Orange Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 unpeeled orange, quartered
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 -5 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f in a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese with a mixer on medium speed. chop orange to fine pieces in a food processor. add chopped orange and sugar to butter mixture; beat for about 2 minutes, until fluffy. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in vanilla.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and beat until smooth.
• 3 add sour cream and beat until well combined.
• 4 pour batter into a greased bundt pan or 2 (9x5-inch) loaf pans. bake 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool cake in pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely.
• 5 drizzle with orange icing, slice and serve.
• 6 for the icing: mix powdered sugar an denough orange juice to form a drizzling consistency. mix until smooth.