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Blood Orange and Pomegranate Pound Cake
Author: Jackie
Ingredients
For the Pomegranate Syrup
  • 2 cups pomegranate juice
  • cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
For the Pound Cake
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups gluten free flour or regular AP flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ cup milk
  • ¼ cup blood orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 2 cups whipped cream
Instructions
For the Syrup
  1. In a medium sauce pan, combine pomegranate juice, sugar and lemon juice.
  2. Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally until it has reduced by half, approximately 25-30 minuets.
  3. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
For the Cakes
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and generously grease mini bundt pans, 1 large bundt pan, or 2 loaf pans.
  2. In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
  4. Add vanilla and combine.
  5. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
  6. In a small cup or bowl combine milk and orange juice. Note it will thicken like buttermilk.
  7. Beginning with the flour, incorporate 1 cup flour mixture immediately followed by ⅓ cup of milk mixture.
  8. Repeat process until the entire flour mixture and 1 cup of milk are gone.
  9. Baking times-
Bundt pan- 45-50 minutes
Loaf pan-30-40 minutes
Mini loaf pan (makes 8) - 13-15 minutes
  1. Once completely cooled, top with whipped cream, pomegranate syrup and pomegranate seeds. Serve immediately.