Citrus Pound Cake with Blood Orange Sauce

Vegetarian
Health score
1%
Citrus Pound Cake with Blood Orange Sauce
45 min.
16
299kcal

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Ingredients

  • teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
  • cups blood orange juice fresh ( 12 oranges)
  • 10 tablespoon butter softened
  • large egg whites 
  • large eggs 
  • tablespoon flour all-purpose
  • 10 ounces flour all-purpose
  • tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
  • teaspoon lemon rind grated
  • 0.5 cup buttermilk low-fat
  • ounces neufchâtel cheese softened
  • 0.3 cup orange juice fresh
  • teaspoon orange rind grated
  • 0.3 teaspoon salt 
  • 0.7 cup sugar 
  • 1.8 cups sugar divided

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • knife
  • whisk
  • wire rack
  • blender
  • measuring cup

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 32
  2. To prepare cake, coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour. Set aside. Lightly spoon 2 1/4 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
  3. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; stir well with a whisk.
  4. Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter, and cheese in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 7 minutes).
  5. Add rinds; beat well.
  6. Add 3 large eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
  7. Combine buttermilk, 1/4 cup orange juice, and lemon juice.
  8. Add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  9. Place egg whites in a medium bowl. Beat with a mixer at high speed until soft peaks form, using clean, dry beaters.
  10. Add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Gently fold one-third of egg white mixture into batter, and fold in remaining egg white mixture. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
  11. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
  12. Remove cake from pan; cool completely on a wire rack.
  13. To prepare sauce, combine the blood orange juice and 2/3 cup sugar in a large, heavy saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat, and simmer until reduced to 1 cup (about 30 minutes).
  14. Serve sauce with cake.

Nutrition Facts

Calories299kcal
Protein6.52%
Fat29.68%
Carbs63.8%

Properties

Glycemic Index
35.2
Glycemic Load
33.11
Inflammation Score
-4
Nutrition Score
6.1413043089535%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.15mg
Hesperetin
4.44mg
Naringenin
0.77mg
Myricetin
0.02mg
Quercetin
0.09mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:299.21kcal
14.96%
Fat:10.04g
15.45%
Saturated Fat:5.78g
36.15%
Carbohydrates:48.57g
16.19%
Net Carbohydrates:47.98g
17.45%
Sugar:33.85g
37.61%
Cholesterol:59.23mg
19.74%
Sodium:178.5mg
7.76%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:4.96g
9.92%
Vitamin C:18.57mg
22.51%
Selenium:10.95µg
15.65%
Folate:50.46µg
12.61%
Vitamin B1:0.18mg
12.23%
Vitamin B2:0.2mg
11.89%
Vitamin A:402.87IU
8.06%
Phosphorus:69.29mg
6.93%
Manganese:0.13mg
6.74%
Iron:1.14mg
6.35%
Vitamin B3:1.25mg
6.27%
Calcium:46.84mg
4.68%
Potassium:139.49mg
3.99%
Vitamin B5:0.38mg
3.76%
Magnesium:11.58mg
2.89%
Copper:0.06mg
2.76%
Zinc:0.37mg
2.46%
Vitamin E:0.36mg
2.41%
Fiber:0.59g
2.37%
Vitamin B12:0.14µg
2.36%
Vitamin B6:0.05mg
2.26%
Vitamin D:0.19µg
1.25%
Source:My Recipes