Orange and Almond Pound Cake

This is one of those recipes that are timeless, delicious and easy to make at home. Every time I bake an orange pound cake there's an irresistible and sweet smell all over the house that I love, actually I think the scent of homemade baked goods is the best aromatizer that could ever exist.

It's a customized version of the classic Lemon Pound Cake recipe that I published long ago. I switched to orange yogurt, replaced one cup of the all-purpose flour for almond flour, added some orange zest to the batter and finally poured in a handful chopped almonds. To garnish I used a bit of bittersweet orange jam and more almonds.

Hope you like it!...and remember to show me your results if you try my recipe! :-)

Weekend is almost here so I suggest you to bake this pound cake and enjoy it as a delicious Sunday breakfast with a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice.

 

Receta en español aquí!

 
Orange and Almond Pound Cake

 Ingredients
(serves 8)
3 eggs.
1 orange (or natural) yogurt.
2 cups sugar.
1/2 cup olive oil.
2 cups all-purpose flour.
1 cup almond flour.
16 g baking powder (1 sachet).
orange zest.
chopped almonds.
bittersweet orange jam.

*Note: 1 cup in this recipe equals to 1 yogurt container.
 
Directions

Preheat oven to  356ºF (180ºC).

In a large bowl, place eggs and sugar and beat well. Add in the orange yogurt and orange zest, keep beating.

Gradually pour in the oil and don't stop beating.

In a separate bowl mix together the baking powder, all-purpose flour and almond flour. Make sure all the dry ingredients are well combined. Sift it into the wet mixture.

Grease a loaf pan with butter and dust with flour.

Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and add some chopped almonds.

Bake for 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let it cool in the pan and remove from it once you want to serve it.

To garnish: melt a bit of orange jam and brush over the pound cake, pour more chopped almonds and you're done!