Best 5 Tangerine Pound Cake Recipes

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Tangerine pound cake is a classic dessert that combines the bright, citrusy flavor of tangerines with the dense, buttery texture of a pound cake. This delectable treat is a favorite for special occasions and everyday gatherings alike, and its vibrant orange hue and zesty aroma make it a joy to both the eyes and the taste buds. Whether you prefer a simple version with just a hint of tangerine or a more elaborate cake adorned with a citrus glaze or candied tangerine slices, there is a tangerine pound cake recipe out there to suit every taste.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

TANGERINE SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE



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Make and share this TANGERINE SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Nado2003

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h50m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

for the cake
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
sugar
6 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons grated tangerine zest (from about 8 tangerines)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
for the glaze
1/2 cup juice, tangerine
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Steps:

  • To make the cake.
  • 1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 325 degrees. Coat the inside of a tube pan with nonstick baking spray or butter.
  • 2. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl.
  • 3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl, using a handheld mixer), cream the butter on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  • 4. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Add the dry ingredients, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
  • 5. Mix the sour cream, tangerine zest and vanilla together in a small bowl with a fork or small whisk. Add to the batter and mix until smooth. Fill the prepared tube pan with the batter and smooth the surface with an offset spatula. Bake for 45 minutes, then rotate the cake and bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until the top of the cake is cracked and golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan on a cooling rack for 45 minutes.
  • 6. Invert the cake onto a cooling rack set on top of a baking sheet, to catch any glaze drippings. The cake should still be a little warm to the touch.
  • To make the first glaze.
  • Mix 1/4 cup of the tangerine juice, the lemon juice and granulated sugar together in a small bowl. Using a pastry brush, pain the entire surface of the cake with this clear glaze, continuing until all the glaze has been used. Let the cake cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • To make the second glaze.
  • 1. Whisk together the powdered sugar and the remaining 1/4 cup of tangerine juice in a bowl. Let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
  • 2. Pour the glaze very slowly over the top of the cake, so it drips down the sides. Leave the cake uncovered until the glaze sets, about 20 minutes.
  • 3. The cake can be stored, in a cake box or under a cake dome, at room temperature for up to three days; the unglazed cake can be wrapped well in plastic wrap and frozen for up to two months.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 626.4, Fat 32.7, SaturatedFat 19.1, Cholesterol 215.5, Sodium 305.1, Carbohydrate 73.4, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 37, Protein 10.4

TANGERINE POUND CAKE



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Pound for pound, this fine textured cake, rich in butter and eggs is a winner served plain or dressed up with whipped cream and fruit.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h40m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 tablespoon grated tangerine peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 eggs
1 cup milk
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 cup tangerine juice
2 tablespoons rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and side of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 2 (9x5-inch) loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour. Mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
  • In large bowl, beat 2 1/2 cups sugar, 1 cup butter, the tangerine peel, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk on low speed, beating just until smooth after each addition. Pour into pan(s). (If using fluted tube cake pan, place pan on cookie sheet.)
  • Bake fluted tube cake pan 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, loaf pans 55 to 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat 3/4 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons butter and the tangerine juice over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in rum.
  • Immediately poke long skewer into top of baked cake at 1-inch intervals (about 20 times). Spoon glaze over cake, allowing glaze to soak into holes. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan(s) to wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 400, Carbohydrate 60 g, Cholesterol 105 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 190 mg

TANGERINE-SOAKED TEA CAKE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h20m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs (recommended: Japanese Panko)
3 tangerines or oranges, grated zest
3 tablespoons tangerine or orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
Glaze, recipe follows
1/2 cup freshly squeezed tangerine juice
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/3 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Butter a 6-cup loaf pan. Line the bottom with parchment or waxed paper, pressing it in firmly. Pour the bread crumbs into the pan and shake to coat the sides, then tip out any extra crumbs. In a small bowl, combine the tangerine zest, tangerine juice and lemon juice. Stir and set aside. Sift together the pre-sifted flour, baking soda and salt. In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter until fluffy. Add the sugar and mix well. Add eggs 1 at a time and mix well. With the mixer running at low speed, add alternating batches of dry ingredients and buttermilk until the batter is just mixed. Add the fruit juice and zest and mix. Pour into the prepared pan and set on a sheet pan. Bake on the sheet pan until the cake is firm in the center and a tester inserted into the center comes out dry and clean (a few crumbs are okay), 70 to 80 minutes.
  • When the cake is done, let cool in the pan 15 minutes (it will still be warm). Run a knife around the sides of the pan. Set a wire rack on a sheet pan with sides (to catch the glaze) and turn the cake out onto the rack. Peel off the waxed paper. Using a turkey baster or pastry brush, spread the glaze all over the top and sides of the cake and let soak in. Repeat until all of the glaze is used up, including any glaze that has dripped through onto the sheet pan. Let cool at room temperature or, wrapped in plastic wrap, in the refrigerator (well wrapped, the cake will last up to a week). Serve at room temperature, in thin slices.
  • Glaze: In a bowl, stir the juices and sugar together until the sugar is dissolved.

TANGERINE POUND CAKE



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Make and share this Tangerine Pound Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Charlotte J

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 16 slices

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1 tablespoon grated tangerine peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 eggs
1 cup milk
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
1/4 cup tangerine juice
2 tablespoons rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease bottom and side of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 2 (9x5-inch) loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour.
  • Mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
  • In large bowl, beat 2 1/2 cups sugar, 1 cup butter, the tangerine peel, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
  • Beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
  • Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk on low speed, beating just until smooth after each addition.
  • Pour into pan. (If using fluted tube cake pan, place pan on cookie sheet.).
  • Bake fluted tube cake pan 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, loaf pans 55 to 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat 3/4 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons butter and the tangerine juice over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar is dissolved.
  • Remove from heat and stir in rum.
  • Immediately poke long skewer into top of baked cake at 1-inch intervals (about 20 times).
  • Spoon glaze over cake, allowing glaze to soak into holes.
  • Cool 20 minutes and remove from pan to wire rack.
  • Cool completely, about 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 401, Fat 16, SaturatedFat 9.5, Cholesterol 104.5, Sodium 185.9, Carbohydrate 59.4, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 40.8, Protein 5

TANGERINE CAKE WITH CITRUS GLAZE



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Tangerine juice adds zest to the batter and glaze of this festive Bundt cake. Thin skins make tangerines a breeze to squeeze by hand. For smooth, pulp-free juice (great in this glaze), strain juice through a fine-mesh sieve before using.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes     Bundt Cake Recipes

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for pan
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon fine salt
2 cups granulated sugar
6 large eggs
2 tablespoons finely grated tangerine zest, plus 1/2 cup tangerine juice (from 6 tangerines)
2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur, such as Grand Marnier
3/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons tangerine juice (from 2 tangerines)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make cake: Butter and flour a 12-cup Bundt cake pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and granulated sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in tangerine zest and juice and liqueur. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with two additions yogurt, and beat to combine; beat in vanilla. Transfer batter to pan, smooth top, and firmly tap pan on a flat surface to remove air bubbles.
  • Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack, 30 minutes. Invert cake onto rack set in a rimmed baking sheet and let cool completely. (With a serrated knife, trim cake to sit flat, if necessary.)
  • Make glaze: Whisk together confectioners' sugar and tangerine juice until smooth. Spoon glaze evenly over cake and let set 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 494 g, Fat 18 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 11 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh tangerines for the best flavor. If you're using store-bought juice, make sure it's 100% tangerine juice.
  • Zest the tangerines before juicing them. This will add a lot of flavor to the cake.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the cake, making it lighter and more tender.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. This will help to prevent the cake from curdling.
  • Sift the flour and baking powder together before adding them to the batter. This will help to ensure that the cake is light and fluffy.
  • Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in three additions, alternating with milk. This will help to prevent the cake from becoming tough.
  • Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool completely before glazing it. This will help the glaze to set properly.
  • To make the glaze, simply whisk together confectioners' sugar, tangerine juice, and a little bit of milk until smooth. You can adjust the consistency of the glaze by adding more or less milk.

Conclusion:

Tangerine pound cake is a delicious and easy-to-make cake that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist, tender crumb and sweet, tangy flavor, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert to make, give this tangerine pound cake a try. You won't be disappointed!

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