Orange Rhubarb Pound Cake
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recipe by The Kitchen Paper https://thekitchenpaper.com/
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- Total Time
- 1hr 35mins
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- Serves
- 8
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- Calories
- 510
This bright pound cake features tangy rhubarb and hints of orange, all swirled into a moist buttery pound cake. Serve this with more fruit, ice cream, or whipped cream!
Inspired by: http://thekitchenpaper.com/orange-rhubarb-swirl-pound-cake/recipe updated Feb 25, 2022
Ingredients
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- Rhubarb
- 250 g
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- All purpose flour
- 215 g
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- Baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon
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- Salt
- ½ teaspoon
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- Butter
- 115 g
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- Sugar
- 255 g
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- Orange zest
- 2 teaspoons
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- Egg
- 3
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- Vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon
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- Orange juice
- 1 tablespoon
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- Sour cream
- 120 ml
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- Water
- 2 tablespoons
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- Brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons
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- Powdered sugar
- 120 g
Tools
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Stand mixer
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Oven
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Parchment paper
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Cooling rack
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Stove
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Stick blender
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Medium bowl
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Cake plate
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Loaf pan - 9"
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Saucepan
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Stand mixer bowl
Step preview
- Pre-heat oven - 160°C
- Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugar, and 1.5 tsp orange zest together until light and fluffy
- Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed
- Add vanilla extract, orange juice and sour cream to the stand mixer bowl
- Mix until smooth
- In two batches, add the flour to the wet mixture, mixing until just incorporated
- Add rhubarb and water to a clean saucepan
- Cook until soft - medium heat
- Drain off excess water, and blend into as smooth a sauce as you can
- Add brown sugar to the purée and mix together
- Set 1/4 cup of the pureed rhubarb aside for later
- Prepare an 8″ loaf pan with butter and parchment paper
- Fill the loaf pan halfway up with cake batter, then pour about 1/3 cup of the rhubarb puree on top
- Pour the rest of the batter on top of the puree, and use a butter knife to swirl everything together
- Bake - 1 hr 10 min, 160°C
- Transfer onto cooling rack and let cool
- Mix the remaining rhubarb puree with the powdered sugar and remaining orange zest
- Pour over the loaf and allow to set before serving