There are certain moments in time when the baking gods are on your side and what you envision in your head actually comes out the way you thought it would and then there are times when it comes out so much better than you ever expected.

This is the delicious outcome of the recipe for a clementine cake recipe that does not require a food processor or springform pan! Simply bake in a bread loaf pan to create a super light and moist cake.

When nearing the end of the clementine season,  it was so exciting that my last trip to the market yielded the sweetest bunch yet! Not wanting them to go to waste, I thought of different recipes I could try such as cookies,  muffins, or maybe scones?

Then the light bulb moment came, how about a pound cake? This is definitely the kind of cake we could enjoy with morning coffee AND as a dessert.

I've made lemon pound cake and strawberry pound cakes, but this time I wanted something more on the sweeter side rather than tart and clementines seemed to be a perfect choice.

Tip 1: Be careful zesting this fruit.

• Unlike lemons, limes, and bigger cousin orange, clementines do not have the white pith separating the fruit from the skin to let you know when to stop your Microplane.
• Clementines have orange all the way through the skin, so when you are piling up the clementine zest, be sure to do so with a very light hand.

Tip 2: Do not over bake your cake.

• When recipe testing, we found the initial baking time of 30 minutes for this cake batter was definitely NOT long enough.  The center of cake cracked, but remained very “jiggly.” The ideal baking time was revealed to be 45-55 minutes.
• If your cake tester is still testing not done by the desired time, because we all know every oven is different, then continue to bake in 5-minute increments until a toothpick tests clean.

Tools to make Cake Glaze

Every kitchen should have tools to make cooking & baking easier! We have a list of our 100 favorite kitchen gadgets which also includes the following! 

• Large Bowl
• Juicer
• measuring cups
• cooling rack
• Whisk
• Wooden Skewers

Ingredients for clementine cake glaze:

• 1/4 cup clementine juice (about 2 fruit)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

If you want to add a burst of flavor to your cooking many cooks are known to squeeze a little bit of lemon over their finished dish. 

Putting a little pizazz in your baked goods has the same tasty results! 

Try a bit of orange, lemon, or lime zest using a Microplane next time you make some cookies or muffins. The flavor profile is amazing! 

I'm sure adding just a tiny bit of lemon zest would perk up a cherry dump cake recipe too!

Here is our wonderful recipe for Clementine Pound Cake. I hope you try it and come back and let us know how you liked it!

A printable recipe is below!