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- Course: Dessert
- Skill Level: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
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Mari Carmen’s Orange Cake
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Bizcocho De Naranja De Mari Carmen Martín
A golden, moist cake perfumed with orange. According to our friend Mari Carmen, the secret to its success is adding the ingredients in precisely the order indicated and beating well after each addition. The cake is excellent served with coffee or tea, or to dress it up, combine 2 tablespoons apricot jam and 2 teaspoons orange liqueur. Simmer for 2 minutes, then brush over the finished cake. You can also serve it with a scoop of ice cream and fresh strawberries. For a cake with a wetter texture, heat 4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter, 2/3 cup sugar, and 1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice until the sugar is dissolved. Pour over the cake while it is hot and in the pan. Allow to cool thoroughly before removing from the pan.
Yield :
Makes an 8-inch Bundt cake
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
- ½ cup mild olive oil
- 2 cups unbleached flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Directions
Grease and flour an 8-inch fluted Bundt pan. Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a bowl, beat the eggs with an electric mixer until thickened and light colored. Gradually beat in the granulated sugar, then—in order—the orange juice, orange zest, and oil. Beat in the flour and, finally, the baking powder.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake for about 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean and the cake springs back to the touch. Cool slightly, then turn out onto a serving dish. Dust with confectioners’ sugar, or finish in any of the ways described in the headnote.
© 2005 Penelope Casas
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving (% daily value)
This recipe serves 12, and includes 1 tablespoon of Confectioners' Sugar for dusting.
252kcal (13%)
81mg (8%)
11mg (18%)
20mcg RAE (1%)
82mg
9mg
4g
20g
1g
36g
53mg (18%)
140mg (6%)
2g (8%)
10g (16%)
1mg (8%)
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jamati
06.19.10 Flag commentI wanted to make a 9" layer cake so doubled the recipe. For the two layers 1.5 x the recipe would have been sufficient. I used the whisk attachment of my kitchen aid to beat the eggs, sugar, oj, and zest then switched to the paddle when I added the dry ingredients. Plan to put ganache between the layers and to top with a rich chocolate icing.
Sylv
04.08.10 Flag commentThis is a very mild, sophisticated and beautiful cake!
Blessings
01.19.10 Flag commentMade this for my parents who are Spaniards and chefs who love traditional Spanish desserts. They loved it. It was moist and fragrant. Very, very easy to make. I think that one could use the recipie to make not just bundts but cakes, cupcakes, loaves. You can really use you imagination with this one. If you are into chocolate orange combination you could probably do something with this. The olive oil did have a nutty taste to it, but is so much healthier than butter. I was thinking of substituting some of the sugar with honey???