Marmalade Pound Cake
Using marmalade in the batter of this pound cake, as well as a glaze, contributes a little bitter flavor to the traditional sugary pound cake, giving what can be a classically simple soft…
Ingredients
- 10 ounces all-purpose flour
- 10.5 ounces sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup marmalade, divided
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer, combine first six ingredients and mix until combined. Add eggs one at a time and 1/3 cup marmalade and mix until a thick batter is formed.
- Pour batter into greased loaf pan, and bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 60 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Once the cake is cool enough to handle, place remaining 2/3 cup marmalade in a small sauce pan and heat over medium low heat until it begins to liquefy.
- Place wire rack with cake on it over a baking sheet and drizzle with marmalade.
- Serve this cake sprinkled with powdered sugar, with an extra dollop of marmalade and a mug of strong black tea.