Name: Orange-Ghee Pound Cake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: ½ tsp. Himalayan pink salt; 1-½ cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp. baking powder; ¼ tsp. baking soda; 2 eggs (room-temperature); ½ cup melted ghee clarified butter; Zest of whole medium-sized orange; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; ½ cup orange juice; 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar; ½ cup light brown sugar; ¼ cup orange juice; Orange zest; ½ tsp. vanilla; Pinch salt; ¼ cup maple syrup or light brown sugar

A complex combination of zesty and buttery, the flavors in this orange pound cake are cheery and unique. Ghee is butter that’s been clarified to remove hard-to-digest milk solids. It tastes like butter but with a slightly roasted, nutty note. Using juice from fresh oranges plus fresh zest double-spikes each slice with bright flavor. Enjoy it at tea time, with breakfast or as a simple dessert. With the happy aroma of citrus in the air, you’ll be asking your family, “Orange you glad I decided to make this?”.

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Orange-Ghee Pound Cake

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 264 kcal

Author Iso Rapalo

Ingredients

½ tsp. Himalayan pink salt
1-½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. baking soda
2 eggs room-temperature
½ cup melted ghee clarified butter
Zest of whole medium-sized orange
2 tsp. vanilla extract
½ cup orange juice
1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
½ cup light brown sugar

Optional (for denser cake): ¼ cup Greek yogurt

Optional Glaze

¼ cup orange juice
Orange zest
½ tsp. vanilla
Pinch salt
¼ cup maple syrup or light brown sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line loaf pan with parchment paper.
Into mixing bowl, sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
In separate large mixing bowl, mix together melted ghee, sugar, eggs and vanilla; whisk in orange juice and zest. Mix in Greek yogurt if using.
Add dry ingredients to wet and whisk until smooth. Do not over mix.
Pour batter into pan. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
In saucepan, combine glaze ingredients. Cook over low heat until reduced and thickened. Drizzle over cake.

Recipe Notes

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Nutrition Facts

Orange-Ghee Pound Cake

Amount Per Serving

Calories 264 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Fat 13g20%

Saturated Fat 7g35%

Trans Fat 1g

Cholesterol 70mg23%

Sodium 183mg8%

Potassium 216mg6%

Carbohydrates 34g11%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 15g17%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 90IU2%

Vitamin C 8mg10%

Calcium 76mg8%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.