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Ginger-Orange Pound Cake

Pump up the flavor of pound cake with ginger, orange juice and peel!
Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 3 hours 0 min
Makes: 16 servings
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Cake
3cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1teaspoon baking powder
1/4teaspoon salt
2tablespoons grated gingerroot
1tablespoon grated orange peel
2cups sugar
1 1/2cups butter or margarine, softened
5eggs
1cup orange juice
Topping
1/2cup orange marmalade
1/4cup chopped candied ginger
1.Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube (bundt cake) pan with shortening or cooking spray; lightly flour. (Do not use dark or nonstick pan.)
2.In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, gingerroot and orange peel; set aside.
3.In another large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly, until creamy. Add eggs; beat on low speed until well blended. Beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour mixture alternately with orange juice on low speed until smooth. Pour into pan.
4.Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and top is dark golden brown. Cool 30 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
5.Spoon marmalade over cake; top with candied ginger.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Heat oven to 350°F. Decrease sugar to 1 1/2 cups; decrease butter to 1 1/4 cups. Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes.
Make the Most of This Recipe
How-To
Use a sharp, fine mesh grater to grate fresh gingerroot; discard the fibers that are left on the grater.
Special Touch
Garnish with sugared kumquats, To sugar the kumquats, brush with corn syrup and roll in granulated sugar.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 400 (Calories from Fat 170); Total Fat 19g (Saturated Fat 11g, Trans Fat 1g); Cholesterol 110mg; Sodium 210mg; Total Carbohydrate 53g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 32g); Protein 5Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 15%; Vitamin C 6%; Calcium 4%; Iron 8Exchanges: 1 Starch; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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