Fresh Orange and Pineapple Pound Cake i so delicious, The recipe was quick an d easy and tasted fantastic. Serve for your family and friends, from  ABS-CBN Food Entertainmnet recipe by Mary Eagan Grapsas. Fresh Orange and Pineapple Pound Cake

Ingredients

Serves 12

Cake

1 package white or yellow cake mix

1 package (34-ounce/96-grams)

instant vanilla pudding

4 large eggs

3/4 cup orange juice, preferably

fresh, not from concentrate

1/4 cup unsweetened pineapple

juice

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

Method 

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan. In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, orange juice, pineapple juice, oil and orange peel.

Beat at medium speed with mixer (stationary or portable) for 2 minutes.

Pour evenly into the greased and floured pan. Bake in the preheated owen for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 

Cool 25 minutes in pan. Invert onto serving plate.

Glaze and garnish

1/3 cup granulated sugar

4 tablespoons orange juice

 1/4 cup pineapple jam

2 tablespoons butter, softened

fresh mandarin orange s’ices

mint leaves

confectioner’s sugar

Method 

In a saucepan, combine sugar, orange juice, pineapple jam and butter. Heat over low flame. Simmer about 5 minutes.

Brush warm glaze on cake or serve on the side. Garnish with fresh mandarin orange slices and mint leaves. Dust lightly with confectioners’ sugar.