Orange Cream Cheese Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 unpeeled orange, quartered
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sour cream
Orange Icing
1 cup powdered sugar
2 -5 tablespoons orange juice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese with a mixer on medium speed. Chop orange to fine pieces in a food processor. Add chopped orange and sugar to butter mixture; beat for about 2 minutes, until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and beat until smooth.
Add sour cream and beat until well combined.
Pour batter into a greased Bundt pan or 2 (9x5-inch) loaf pans. Bake 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely.
Drizzle with orange icing, slice and serve.
For the icing: Mix powdered sugar an denough orange juice to form a drizzling consistency. Mix until smooth.