Orange Curd Pound Cake

Add some zest to your dessert table with the perfect orange delight! Creamy, dense pound cake meets tangy ribbons of orange curd in this charming, fan-favorite sweet dish. Lightly adapted from Allrecipes.

Every once in a while, you find a dessert recipe that reminds you irresistibly of someone you know and love. For me, this beautiful, bright Orange Curd Pound Cake is 100% Rae.

Rae and I first met years ago at DreamWorks, back when I had just started my fourth year of grad school and she was managing global digital marketing campaigns for DWA. Every day that summer, … Read more

Orange Curd Cheesecake Coffee Crumb Cake

Easy decadence meets springtime in this Orange Curd Cheesecake Coffee Crumb Cake. Indulgent with a tangy twist, this dessert features a feather-light coffee cake and a creamy cheesecake layer topped with bright notes of citrus and softly-spiced brown sugar crumbs.

I posted a Wanted ad in my imagination last week: “Zesty candidate with a tangy twist needed. Looking for dessert with serious seasonal a-peel. The crummier, the better. Lemons need not apply.”

I waited. And I waited. Then one day, this cake suddenly showed up on my oven-step with all the lusty luster of the Old Spice Guy–I took … Read more