Cake Series: Orange Pound Cake and Food for thought

Food for Thought

Before I come to my recipe for Orange Pound Cake, I would like to share some food for thought.Recently I seem to have developed some interest in philosophy. The ancient philosopher Aristotle believed that happiness for human beings is connected to function. A persons life can be happy one when he has a sense of purpose to fulfill a function. Now what is a humans purpose? According to Aristotle, a humans’ purpose is, to use sense of reason to act morally right.

I remember when I was young I used to always worry about whether I was being a good or not. For some reason it was very important for me. I always felt that it is the only thing in this world that is totally in my control. And the though of being good gave me a feeing of deep happiness. Now the definition of good or bad may vary from person to person. For me being good meant thinking good thoughts even when I am thinking, alone, where there is no one to judge me.


We can truly be happy if we can be optimally active and reach our fullest potential in doing things that we like to do. So if you like to paint, you should go ahead and paint even more. Reach the maximum level of your potential. That is the secret behind true happiness. You can read more about Aristotle and happiness here.

Orange Pound Cake

Orange Pound Cake
Orange Pound Cake

I love to bake. Making a cake or cookies for a loved one, gives me a warm feeling. It makes me truly happy. I have now decided to try to reach my maximum potential in baking. So I have started my Cake series of recipes. Today I will share a recipe for fresh orange pound cake. Oranges are an all time favorite in our household. If you ever find yourself asking the question “ What can I do with fresh oranges?”, then your answer lies within this blog post with the recipe for a deliciously moist orange pound cake.


Ingredients

  1. 3 eggs
  2. Powdered sugar ½ cup
  3. Curd 2 tbsp
  4. Orange and Vanilla extract
  5. Flour 1 ½ cup (150gm)
  6. Pink salt ½ tsp
  7. Baking pd 1 ½ tsp
  8. Fresh Orange Juice 100 ml
  9. Sunflower oil 50 ml
  10. Roasted crushed cashews
  11. Greased and paper lined loaf tin
  12. 180 degree celsius ,30 mins
Method Video for Orange Pound Cake

This post is the final post for Blogchatter Half Marathon.

3 Comments

  1. I can already smell the orange cake! On being happy: you are right when we do what we do best, we are always happy and satisfied. Let’s try to do what’s best for us without harming someone else!

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