Orange Cardamom Cake with Honey Orange Glaze

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Orange Cardamom Cake with Honey Orange Glaze

For the Cake:
2 eggs
1 cup of sugar
10 tbs unsalted butter at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sour cream
4 to 6 tbs blood orange zest from 2 blood oranges
1/4 cup blood orange juice
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp salt

For the Glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tbs honey
1 tbs blood orange juice
1/4 tsp cardamom
1 pinch salt

Preheat the oven to 350°.

1. Add the eggs and sugar to a large bowl and cream together using either a stand or hand mixer.
2. Beat in the butter, vanilla, sour cream, blood orange zest, and juice.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom, and salt.
4. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until combined.
5. Butter and flour an 8-inch loaf pan or butter and line with parchment paper.
6. Pour in the batter and bake for 40 to 45 min or until a cake tester comes out clean.
7. Allow to cool in the pan before removing.

Make the Glaze:

Make the glaze by adding the powdered sugar, honey, blood orange juice, cardamom and salt to a small bowl and whisking together until smooth.

Drizzle over the cake before serving.  1 cake = about 10 servings

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