Orange Bundt Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter, softened
• 4 1/4 cups sugar
• 4 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 9 eggs
• 4 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease and flour a bundt pan.
• 3 cream the butter together with 2-1/4 cups of the sugar.
• 4 add the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until combined.
• 5 add the milk, eggs, vanilla, and orange zest.
• 6 pour the batter into the bundt pan.
• 7 bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 8 poke holes all over the cake with a toothpick and let cool thoroughly.
• 9 combine the orange juice and the remaining 2 cups of sugar in a small pan.
• 10 bring to a boil over high heat.
• 11 paint the sauce onto the cake with a pastry brush.