The summery citrus flavors of this classic, easy-to-make pound cake will brighten up any season or event. This vintage recipe, which makes 2 loaves or 1 tube or bundt cake, was first published in 1931 in Swans Down’s New Cake Secrets recipe book.
Hi Harriett,
A traditional bundt pan holds about 12 cups of batter, your pans will hold about 3 cups of batter each so you should get 4 loaves out of 1 recipe. I would still bake these for 35 to 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
I hope this works out for you. Thank you and happy baking!
I would like to make gift size loaves of this cake but don’t know what the baking temperature and time should be.
Hi Harriett,
You can make this in smaller pans. Without knowing exactly the size of the pan you are planning on using it is hard to say how long to bake the little cakes. I would say to reduce the time to 35 to 40 minutes. Keep the temperature the same. If you can let me know what size pans you have that would be a big help. Please keep us posted. Enjoy and Happy Baking!
Did this cake also carry the name of Havey Wallbanger cake?
Hi Leslie,
I think this cake is very similar to the Harvey Wallbanger cake! Thanks for that cool tidbit!
Enjoy and happy baking!
could you use fresh Orange juice in the glaze?
hi Betty,
Yes you can use fresh orange juice and a little orange zest in the glaze. That would be delicious. Enjoy!
Wish there was a print button.
HI Dianne, The print button is directly below the recipe. It has a small icon that looks like a printer. Let me know if you are still having trouble finding it.
Thank you! Happy Baking!
Is there a substitute for Bourbon
HI Jeannine,
Yes you can substitute just about any liqueur for the bourbon and if you prefer not to use alcohol you could use orange juice or even milk. Enjoy and happy baking!
A printable would be nice......really out of step not to
HI Sue,
I have emailed you a PDF version of this recipe. You should be able to print all of our recipes from the website. There is an icon just under the recipe title. Let us know if you are having trouble with that.
Thank you and happy baking!
What grocery stores carry Swans Down Cake Flour. It was the only cake flour my family used, now I can’t find it!
I was reading the directions it said to preheat to 350. In baking instruction it says to bake for 40 minutes then increase temperature to 325. I am guessing this is a typo.
HI Susan
In the instructions, I believe it says "Preheat oven to 300℉. Grease 2 (9x5-inch) loaf pans (or 1 tube or bundt pan)." So you will bake it at 300 degrees and then increase the heat to 325 degrees.
Hope this helps!
Happy Baking!
Could this recipe be halved successfully to make one 9x5 loaf?
HI Sandi,
I do believe that you could halve the recipe and bake it in a loaf pan. Please keep us posted. We love hearing from our bakers out there.
Happy Baking!
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The small pans are 6x3x2.
Hi Harriett,
A traditional bundt pan holds about 12 cups of batter, your pans will hold about 3 cups of batter each so you should get 4 loaves out of 1 recipe. I would still bake these for 35 to 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
I hope this works out for you. Thank you and happy baking!
I would like to make gift size loaves of this cake but don’t know what the baking temperature and time should be.
Hi Harriett,
You can make this in smaller pans. Without knowing exactly the size of the pan you are planning on using it is hard to say how long to bake the little cakes. I would say to reduce the time to 35 to 40 minutes. Keep the temperature the same. If you can let me know what size pans you have that would be a big help. Please keep us posted. Enjoy and Happy Baking!
Did this cake also carry the name of Havey Wallbanger cake?
Hi Leslie,
I think this cake is very similar to the Harvey Wallbanger cake! Thanks for that cool tidbit!
Enjoy and happy baking!
could you use fresh Orange juice in the glaze?
hi Betty,
Yes you can use fresh orange juice and a little orange zest in the glaze. That would be delicious. Enjoy!
Wish there was a print button.
HI Dianne, The print button is directly below the recipe. It has a small icon that looks like a printer. Let me know if you are still having trouble finding it.
Thank you! Happy Baking!
Is there a substitute for Bourbon
HI Jeannine,
Yes you can substitute just about any liqueur for the bourbon and if you prefer not to use alcohol you could use orange juice or even milk. Enjoy and happy baking!
A printable would be nice......really out of step not to
HI Sue,
I have emailed you a PDF version of this recipe. You should be able to print all of our recipes from the website. There is an icon just under the recipe title. Let us know if you are having trouble with that.
Thank you and happy baking!
What grocery stores carry Swans Down Cake Flour. It was the only cake flour my family used, now I can’t find it!
HI Mary,
Here is a link to Reily Foods, you can buy Swans Down from our site. We also have a store locator on the site to help you find our products.
https://reilyproducts.com/products/swans-down-32-oz/
I was reading the directions it said to preheat to 350. In baking instruction it says to bake for 40 minutes then increase temperature to 325. I am guessing this is a typo.
HI Susan
In the instructions, I believe it says "Preheat oven to 300℉. Grease 2 (9x5-inch) loaf pans (or 1 tube or bundt pan)." So you will bake it at 300 degrees and then increase the heat to 325 degrees.
Hope this helps!
Happy Baking!
Could this recipe be halved successfully to make one 9x5 loaf?
HI Sandi,
I do believe that you could halve the recipe and bake it in a loaf pan. Please keep us posted. We love hearing from our bakers out there.
Happy Baking!