All In Whole Orange Cake
This recipe for All In Whole Orange Cake uses the entire orange, skin and all to give you a bright orange flavored cake that is very dense. Perfect with an afternoon tea or coffee.
Ingredients
- For the Cake
- 2 cups (8 ounces) granulated sugar 250g
- 7 tablespoons 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (if using salted butter, omit the salt in the recipe) 100g
- 3 large eggs 150g
- ⅔ cups buttermilk 55g
- 2 cups (8 ounces) all-purpose flour 250g
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 1 large about 300g untreated (organic preferred) orange, cut into chunks, seeds removed, peel left on
- For the Glaze
- ½ cup granulated sugar 100g
- Juice and zest of one orange about 75ml
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Prepare the Cake: Set oven to 325°F (170°C). Set the oven rack in the middle of the oven. Prepare a cake pan or springform pan by generously buttering it. Place a piece of parchment paper on the bottom and spray with cooking spray. Set-aside.
- In the work bowl of an electric mixer, place the sugar and butter. Beat well until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until each is incorporated. Add the buttermilk and mix in.
- Mix the flour with the baking powder, soda, and salt. Slowly add to the wet ingredients, mix until well blended.
- Pulse the orange pieces in a food processor or blender until you have a fine puree with just a bit of the orange peel showing. Mix into the batter until blended.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, cook for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick, when inserted into the center, comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. Once cooled, turn out onto a place.
- Make the Glaze: In a small saucepan, bring the orange juice and sugar to a simmer and cook until the sugar is completely dissolved and the syrup thickens slightly. Brush or spoon over the cooled cake. Cut and serve.
Notes
I highly recommend you weigh ingredients where weights are indicated.
You can make a quick glaze by heating orange marmalade and thinning with a bit of water.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 servingSodium: 168mgFiber: 1gCholesterol: 53mgCalories: 115kcalPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gFat: 3gProtein: 3gCarbohydrates: 18g
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