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Blood Orange Beer Pound Cake

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I’m sitting in a coffee shop in a little part of East LA called Silverlake. Near the house that’s no longer my home. All of my belongings, except an oversized suitcase and some beer, are packed tightly into a moving truck somewhere along the West Coast.

It occurs to me that I don’t really live anywhere right now. My old house is gone, no longer mine, and I have yet to move in to the new place that’s waiting for me on Lake Washington. I’m no longer a resident of California and have yet to become a resident of Washington State.

It’s a strange feeling, sitting here in my quasi-homeless state, feeling like a Man Without A Country. Simultaneously excited to get to Seattle and start a new chapter of my life, and grieving the loss of my old life. It’s not a polarizing feeling, it’s both happy and sad. It’s both sweet and savory. After all, you should never live a life that you wouldn’t be sad to leave behind. And you should never go seeking a change that doesn’t both excited and terrify you.

And that’s me. As I sit here and finish my cold brewed coffee on a warm day in February in Silverlake. I’m sad, excited and terrified. And I couldn’t be happier about it.

Blood Orange Beer Pound Cake

Blood Orange Beer Pound Cake

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.

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Averie @ Averie Cooks February 24, 2014 um 1:19 am

I love!!! the color of that glaze! Nature is better than food coloring! 🙂 pinned

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Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar February 24, 2014 um 4:11 pm

Oh man, this looks so good!!

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Happy Valley Chow February 24, 2014 um 4:27 pm

Goodness gracious that looks incredible! Love your recipes 🙂

Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow

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Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen February 24, 2014 um 7:27 pm

This cake looks great Jackie! So looking forward to having you in Seattle!

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Tieghan February 24, 2014 um 8:21 pm

Ok, that is just gorgeous! Love the spot on pink color!

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The Lovely Bits February 27, 2014 um 1:41 pm

wow, that is just beautiful.

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Kailley @ Kailley’s Kitchen February 27, 2014 um 2:38 pm

Your recipes never cease to impress me! I always get a little giddy when you bake something sweet with beer– absolutely dying to try this!

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dina February 28, 2014 um 6:25 am

it looks amazing. love the icing!

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Sommer @ASpicyPerspective March 1, 2014 um 6:41 pm

Beautiful pictures! I must try this recipe as I am sure my family would love this pound cake! Cheers to your life’s new chapter!

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Paula – bell’alimento March 1, 2014 um 6:43 pm

Just wow! These cake looks amazing! Safe travels to your new home!

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ashley – baker by nature March 2, 2014 um 8:06 am

That cake is stunning, Jackie! I love the pink icing!

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Sandy @ ReluctantEntertainer March 3, 2014 um 4:27 pm

Girl, I LOVE this. Gorgeous photos and love the pink!

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Niki March 4, 2014 um 6:13 pm

What can you sub for the beer? We don’t drink it so buying it is a bit ridiculous, but I have some awesome blood oranges and I would love to try this!

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Jackie March 4, 2014 um 9:09 pm

You can try soda water or tonic

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Tammy May 3, 2016 um 8:06 am

I am interested in trying this slightly modfied with some Grapefruit Beer I have. Jackie, do you think it will work or will it be too tart?

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Jackie May 3, 2016 um 8:29 am

Nope. I think it will be great. If you plan to replace the blood orange juice with grapefruit juice then I’d up the sugar a bit because grapefruit has a much higher natural sweetness and you need to compensate for that.

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