Orange Bundt Cake

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 2  cups butter, softened
• 4 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 4 1⁄2 cups  sifted cake flour
• 2 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 9  eggs
• 4 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2  cups  orange juice

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
3. Cream the butter together with 2-1/4 cups of the sugar.
4. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until combined.
5. Add the milk, eggs, vanilla, and orange zest.
6. Pour the batter into the Bundt pan.
7. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
8. Poke holes all over the cake with a toothpick and let cool thoroughly.
9. Combine the orange juice and the remaining 2 cups of sugar in a small pan.
10. Bring to a boil over high heat.
11. Paint the sauce onto the cake with a pastry brush.