Orange Coconut Pound Cake Food

COCONUT AND ORANGE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 ºF.
• Grease a tube pan and dust with flour.
• Sift flour, salt and baking soda in a medium pan.
• Add coconut to dry ingredients and mix with a whisk.
• In a large stand mixer bowl, cream the butter and sugar in a stand mixer until fluffy. About 4 to 5 minutes on medium high.
• Lower the stand mixer to medium and add one egg at a time.
• With the mixer still running at medium speed, add orange juice and orange zest.
• Stop the mixer and remove the bowl. Pour the dry ingredients and sour cream into the large bowl and mix until completely incorporated.
• Pour batter into greased pan and place in the oven on the middle rack.
• Bake for 90 minutes.
• Remove the cake from the oven and let cool for 20 (or more for heavy pans) minutes in the pan.
• Slide a sharp knife around the cake to loosen it and turn it onto a large plate, then back onto a cake platter/plate.
• Once the cake is cool, whisk the icing sugar and ¼ cup + 1 tbs of orange juice until thickened.
• Pour the glaze over the cooled cake.

ORANGE COCONUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
• Preheat oven 350°.
• Cream margarine, shortening, and sugar till light and fluffy, about 10 minutes.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each one.
• Add extract, zest and juice; combine well.
• Alternately add flour and milk, beating well after each addition.
• Add coconut and beat 1 minute.
• Pour into prepared pan; bake 1 hour and 15 minutes till test done.
• Cool 15 minutes remove to wire rack to cool completely.

ORANGE POPPY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 10- to 15-cup bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda and set aside. In a large bowl, beat the butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the orange zest. Then beat in the eggs and egg yolks 1 at a time. Beat in the poppy seeds and vanilla extract. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool for 15 minutes, then flip the cake out and let it cool completely.
• For the glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and orange zest and juice. Drizzle the cake with the glaze to serve.

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.

ORANGE-COCONUT ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, orange juice and 1 teaspoon orange extract. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan., Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned and entire top appears dry. Immediately invert pan onto a wire rack; cool completely, about 1 hour. Run a knife around sides of cake and remove from pan., In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Stir in orange zest and remaining orange extract. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Fold in 3/4 cup coconut and 3/4 cup whipped topping., Split cake into three horizontal layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with half of the pudding mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining whipped topping. Toast remaining coconut; sprinkle over top and sides of cake. Store in the refrigerator.

COCONUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F.
• Butter a 9- by 5- by 3-inch loaf pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess flour.
• Whisk together flour (2 cups), baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes with a stand mixer or 8 to 10 minutes with a handheld. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in extracts. Reduce speed to low, then mix in flour mixture until just combined. Fold in coconut gently but thoroughly with a rubber spatula.
• Spoon batter evenly into loaf pan, smoothing top. Bake until golden and a wooden pick or skewer inserted into center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
• Cool cake in pan on a rack 15 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of cake, then invert onto rack and cool completely.

ORANGE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl; set aside.
• Beat white sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, then beat in vanilla extract and orange zest. Add flour alternately with sour cream in 3 additions, beginning and ending with flour. Beat until smooth. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then unmold the cake onto the wire rack to cool completely.
• While the cake is cooling, bring orange juice, sugar, and orange zest to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and cook until syrupy, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time. Drizzle warm syrup over cake slices.

CHOCOLATE-ORANGE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Add vinegar to milk; stir. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in orange extract. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Add flour mixture alternately with milk mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Pour into greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Bake 1 hour 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 15 min.; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.

ORANGE-COCONUT ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Prepare angle food cake batter and use 1 cup water and 1/3 cup orange juice for liquids, instead of what the package indicates.
• Fold in 1 teaspoon of the orange extract.
• Pour into 10-inch ungreased tube pan and spread evenly.
• Break air pockets by cutting through the batter with a knife.
• Bake on lowest rack for 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched in the center.
• Remove cake from oven; invert pan and let cake cool completely up side down in pan.
• Loosen cake from sides of pan using a long spatula; remove from pan.
• Slice cake horizontally into 4 equal layers using a serrated knife; set layers aside.
• In a small bowl, prepare instant pudding mix according to package directions, using skim milk.
• Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon orange extract and orange rind.
• Fold in 1 cup coconut and 3/4 cup whipped topping. Chill at least 15 minutes.
• Place bottom cake layer on serving plate; spread with 1/3 of pudding mixture.
• Repeat with remaining cake layers, ending with top cake layer.
• Spread remaining 2 1/2 cups whipped topping over top and sides of cake; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup coconut.
• Store loosely covered in refrigerator until served.
• **Recipe can be revised according to package directions of cake mix and pudding**.