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Blood Orange Beer Pound Cake

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Servings 6 -8 servings

Ingredients
  

For the Pound Cake

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • zest from one blood orange
  • 1 cup of butter softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup blood orange juice
  • ¼ cup wheat beer
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract

For the Blood Orange Glaze:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs blood orange juice
  • 2 tbs beer

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325.
  • Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer add the sugar and zest, beating until well combined.
  • Add the butter and mix on high until well combined and pale yellow, about 3 minutes.
  • Beat in the eggs one at a time.
  • Add the orange juice, beer, olive oil, and vanilla beat until combined (some curdling is expected after you add the beer).
  • Sprinkle the flour mixture over the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
  • Grease and flour a 1.5 qt loaf pan.
  • Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake at 325 for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until the top is golden brown and springs back when lightly touched.
  • Allow to cool completely before slicing.
  • To make the glaze, stir together all glaze ingredients in a bowl until well combined. Add additional beer or juice to thin, if desired.
  • Pour glaze over the cake before slicing. Refrigerate to set, if desired.