It’s a holiday, so let’s keep this short. Blood Orange Poundcake – make it. When you do, double the sauce—yes, it’s that good.
Want to know a dirty secret (not so secret, if you follow me on Instagram), see the last picture of all the blood oranges? I knocked over the board after shooting it. And with the shortage of blood oranges this season, I picked them off the floor, rinsed them off and used them for the rest of the shots and for serving.
Yep, that happens when you blog. Good thing I don’t sell baked goods. Luckily, that didn’t stop anyone from having some when I told them this.
Click here to jump over to Better Homes and Gardens, blog Delish Dish, for a few ease-of-making tips.
Blood Orange Pound Cake
Ingredients
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens
- 1 ¼ cups butter
- 3 eggs
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup milk
- 5 teaspoons finely shredded blood orange peel
- 2 tablespoons blood orange juice
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup blood orange juice
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 3 blood oranges, thinly sliced
Instructions
Preparation: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Meanwhile, grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan; set aside.
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This cake is beautiful. And with the oranges. I would of done the same thjng pregnant belly or not
Naomi this is so pretty! Those blood oranges are so striking and just jump off the page! pinned
I am jealous of all these citrus fruits in the US right now. I would do anything to get blood orange in season here in Australia.
I am seriously drooling over this cake, it is SO GORGEOUS…even with floor blood oranges. I want to jump right into the hole in the middle and eat my way out.
Totally weird? Yes. But true.
We never let the floor deter us from eating anything. In fact, I think it builds the immune system – this is a flu free house…
{This cake, by the way, looks divine.}
Mouth watering! I would love to be able to get my hands on some blood oranges here in Singapore!
Absolutely gorgeous and yes, anything for a picture.
Road trip to the market is required for today! Looks so good and beautiful pictures as always!
Hahahaha! I LOL’d at your post. And this cake? Looks amazing!
LOL! Gorgeous cake!! Beautiful photos as always!
I would’ve done the exact same thing! This looks beautiful.
this is so freaking gorgeous. Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor…
This cake looks incredibly delicious! I can’t wait to try this! Pinning
I would like some of that gorgeousness right now…and I totally would have eaten some, even after being told that the oranges fell…something so pretty (and expensive) as a blood orange should definitely not be wasted!
It looks amazing
haha, I would totally rinse them off too!! no shame! these photos turned out beautiful. it really showcases the gorgeous color of blood oranges!
Beautiful! (ps: I’d probably eat blood oranges off the floor too…)
Such stunning photographs! Love it! And what a great looking recipe!
I feel like that happens to me all the time. I am always knocking my board over with food still on them. I totally pick whatever it is up and use it too, cannot waste good food!
Gorgeous cake and I love the blood orange rum sauce!
Oh my this is just gorgeous! So stunningly beautiful and blood orange rum sauce, to die for!!
I just found your site through Purr–love it! There’s no way a little meeting with the floor could keep me from devouring this gorgeous cake. Pinned!
I would have done the same, those blood oranges are just gorgeous!
Your cake is so pretty and looks delicious!
I’m always so in love with your pictures. And I will eat a blood orange off the floor lol! Love them!
So gorgeous and I would be trying to save those oranges too!