Orange& poppy seed individual pound cakes

 
                 Orange & Poppy Seed Individual Pound Cakes
 
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 Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cakes                            Holiday Gift Giving Recipes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2      cups          flour
    1      teaspoon      baking powder
      1/2  teaspoon      salt
    1 3/4  cups          sugar
    1 1/4  cups          unsalted butter -- room temperature
    5      large         eggs
      1/3  cup           orange juice
    1      tablespoon    orange peel -- grated
    1      teaspoon      vanilla
      1/4  cup           poppy seeds
 
 Preheat oven to 350.  Butter & flour 4 individual small loaf pans.  Sift
 flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl.  Using an electric mixer,
 beat sugar and unsalted butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy.  Add
 eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.  Beat in orange juice,
 grated orange peel and vanilla extract (batter may look curdled).  Beat in
 flour mixture.  Fold in poppy seeds.
 
 Divide batter equally among the prepared pans (about 1 1/2 cups each).  Place
 pans in the oven and bake until tops of the cakes are brown and tester
 inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.  Transfer pans to
 racks.  Cool cakes 10 minutes.  Cut around sides of pans to loosen cakes.
  Turn cakes out onto wire racks and cool completely.
 
 Cakes can be prepared up to 1 week ahead.  Wrap in aluminum foil; store cakes
 at room temperature.
 
 Wrap in holiday plastic wrap, foil and paper, etc.
 
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