Candied Ginger Pound Cake With a Hint of Orange Recipe

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Candied Ginger Pound Cake With a Hint of Orange
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
1992
Calories
Total time
11
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 6 eggs (extra large)
  • 3 cups flour (sifted, reserve 3 tbsp to mix with candied ginger)
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 dash salt
  • 2 tsp orange extract (or substitute vanilla ' 1/2 tsp orange oil can also be used)
  • 1 -2 tsp orange zest
  • 1 cup candied ginger (finely minced and mixed with 3 tbsp flour from above)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  2. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs one at a time until mixed well.
  4. Combine flour, soda, and salt.
  5. Alternately add flour and sour cream until combined with egg/butter mixture.
  6. Add extract and zest to cake batter.
  7. Gently fold candied ginger mixed with 3 tablespoons flour into cake batter -.
  8. Pour into large bundt pan, sprayed with baking spray.
  9. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes ~ check for doneness ~ cover top of cake with aluminum foil if it is getting too dark!
  10. Continue baking if necessary ~ check at 5 minute intervals till done. Cake in my photo baked for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  11. If desired, brush hot cake with an orange juice/sugar syrup to glaze ~.or top each serving with orange curd.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1991.98 Kcal (8340 kJ)
Calories from fat 744.96 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 82.77g 127%
Cholesterol 420.86mg 140%
Sodium 2789.09mg 116%
Potassium 533.31mg 11%
Total Carbs 289.75g 97%
Sugars 141.73g 567%
Dietary Fiber 12.5g 50%
Protein 26.8g 54%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 9.2mg 51%
Calcium 514.9mg 51%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 366.41 Kcal (1534 kJ)
Calories from fat 137.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.23g 127%
Cholesterol 77.41mg 140%
Sodium 513.03mg 116%
Potassium 98.1mg 11%
Total Carbs 53.3g 97%
Sugars 26.07g 567%
Dietary Fiber 2.3g 50%
Protein 4.93g 54%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 19%
Iron 1.7mg 51%
Calcium 94.7mg 51%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 45.9
    Points
  • 54
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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