Orange Pound Cake

How to Make Orange Pound Cake

SERVINGS: 6
PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 90 MINUTES
SKILL LEVEL: MEDIUM

INGREDIENTS

SKILL LEVEL: MEDIUM

2 c	BUTTER (UNSALTED)
2 c	RAW SUGAR
1/3 c	ORANGE ZEST
6 whole	ORANGE
5 whole	EGGS
3 c	SPELT FLOUR
1 tbsp	VANILLA EXTRACT
1 tsp	SALT (MINERAL SALT)

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Soften butter & preheat oven to 350
Cream all but 1 tbsp of the butter by whipping it in a stand-mixer. Remember to scrape the sides of the bowl 1/2 through for an even mixture.
Beat in 2c sugar and all the orange zest from the 6 oranges until the mixture is smooth. Remember to scrape the sides of the bowl and the zest off the mixer 1/2 through for an even mixture.
With a fork, slightly beat the eggs, juice from the oranges (about 3/4c), vanilla extract and salt. Mixing on medium low speed, pour the egg mixture slowly into the butter mixture. Scrape the sides then mix on high speed for 30 seconds.
Add the flour, 1/4c at a time, mixing on medium-low speed. Scrape the sides then mix on high speed for 30 seconds until the batter is completely even.
Grease a tube cake holder with the remaining butter. Sprinkle the remaining sugar around the sides.
Bake for 90 minutes on 350. Batter is done when a few crumbs still stick to the wooden skewer - ensuring the result is both cooked and not dried out. Note: A toothpick is not long enough to check the status of the pound cake.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

This rich, heavy cake can help a Vata person to gain weight. Orange zest provides aromatic taste, which helps to digest the heaviness of the cake. The orange juice provides sour taste, which also helps to digest the food and balance the effects of the sugar.

The heavy, oily & sweet nature of this recipe will aggravate Kapha.

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Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

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Metabolic Nature of Orange Pound Cake

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.
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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?
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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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DOSHAS

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
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PACIFIES

AGGRAVATES

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.
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PACIFIES

CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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AGGRAVATES

PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot and oily with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body. Vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Other

Subtaste:

Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Orange Pound Cake
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Digestion:

Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Mind, Stress & Sleep:

Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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, Makes Jittery,

Strengthens Resolve

STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE

Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.

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Energy Vitality:

Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

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Builds Stamina

BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

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Skin Care & Beauty:

Refreshes Skin

REFRESHES-SKIN

Flushes the lymphatic system to cool, awaken, and revive the skin.

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Respiratory-Health:

Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

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Flushes Sinuses

FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

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Heart & Circulation:

Calms Heart

CALMS-HEART

An herb that literally calms the heart. These herbs are helpful in the treatment of anxiety, sadness, depression, or other emotional imbalances in the heart. Related to the Chinese Herbal Category 'calms spirit.'

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Constituents:

Carbohydrate, Fats, Vitamin D,

Inositol

INOSITOL

Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.

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, Sodium,

Nitric Oxide

NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

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Rutin

RUTIN

Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

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, Vitamin C, Phosphorous, Protein, Soluble Fiber, Folate,

Salicylates

SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

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External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

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Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common
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Breathing Exercises

Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common
Wakes-you-up, Builds-stamina, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy
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Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common
Builds-stamina, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up
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Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common
Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Builds-stamina, Refreshing
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Amalaki

Amalaki has these Actions in Common
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Long inhale, short exhale

Long inhale, short exhale has these Actions in Common
Wakes-you-up, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy
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Guarana

Guarana has these Actions in Common
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Reduced lemon juice has these Actions in Common
Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up
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Comments & Impressions of 'Orange Pound Cake'

Do you like 'orange pound cake'? Why or why not? What makes it unique? Is there something else you'd like to know about 'orange pound cake'?

(5.00 out of 5 stars) 2 ratings, 63 likes

Cora Wilfinger Manitowoc, WI

2021-04-07

“My question is, is it truly 1 pound of butter we are to use, or 2 sticks? Thank you"

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Katie Clinton Ferndale, sligo, AL

2021-04-09

“This recipe uses 2cups of butter which, I believe, is about 230g!"

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Table of Contents

How to Make Orange Pound Cake

INGREDIENTS

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Is Orange Pound Cake Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Metabolic Nature of Orange Pound Cake

Metabolic Nature

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

The 6 Tastes

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

The Three Doshas / Body Types

The Four Temperaments / Humors

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Other

AROMATIC

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Orange Pound Cake Experiences are Personal Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

QUENCHES-THIRST

WAKES-YOU-UP

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE

SATISFIES-STOMACH

STIMULATES-ENERGY

REFRESHING

BUILDS-STAMINA

REFRESHES-SKIN

SOOTHES-THROAT

FLUSHES-SINUSES

CALMS-HEART

INOSITOL

NITRIC-OXIDE

RUTIN

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

SALICYLATES

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Orange has these Actions in Common

Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common

Lemon has these Actions in Common

Salmon has these Actions in Common

Cream of Wheat has these Actions in Common

Whole Wheat Flour has these Actions in Common

Ice cube has these Actions in Common

Pork has these Actions in Common

Lamb has these Actions in Common

Pineapple has these Actions in Common

Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Orange Pound Cake

Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

Nasya Oil has these Actions in Common

External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Amalaki has these Actions in Common

Long inhale, short exhale has these Actions in Common

Guarana has these Actions in Common

Reduced lemon juice has these Actions in Common

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Orange Pound Cake
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.