The Soft and Fragrant Orange Cake is a simple and irresistible dessert, perfect for breakfast, snack or to serve as a dessert. Prepared with fresh orange juice and zest and topped off with a citrus syrup, it remains incredibly soft, moist and fragrant for several days.
Preparation time
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 40 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
For the dough
2 eggs
225 g of sugar
250 ml fresh orange juice
Grated zest of 1 organic orange
200 g of seed oil (or melted butter)
260 g of 00 flour
12 g baking powder
For the syrup
200 ml fresh orange juice
7 tablespoons of sugar
How to prepare the Orange Cake
- Prepare the dough
Preheat the oven to 180°C and butter and flour a 24 cm cake pan.
In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the orange juice and grated zest, then stir.
Pour in the seed oil (or melted butter) while continuing to stir.
Gradually incorporate the sifted flour with the baking powder until you get a smooth dough without lumps.
Pour the dough into the mold and level the surface.
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Bake the cake
Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes. Check the cooking with a toothpick: it must come out dry. -
Make the syrup
In the meantime, bring the orange juice to a boil with the sugar.
Let it simmer for about 1 minute, then turn off the heat.
- Complete the dessert
Remove the cake from the oven and, when it is still hot, slowly pour the hot syrup over the entire surface.
Let the syrup absorb for 5-10 minutes, then turn out the cake and let it cool completely before serving.
Tips
Use organic oranges to also take advantage of the rind, rich in aroma.
The final syrup is the secret to obtaining a soft and incredibly moist cake.
For an even more intense aroma, you can add a few drops of vanilla extract.
Decorate with orange slices, grated zest or a sprinkling of icing sugar.
Variants
With Chocolate Chips
Add 100 g of dark chocolate chips to the dough for an even more delicious version.
With almonds
Add 50 g of almond flour to obtain an even softer and more fragrant consistency.
With yogurt
Replace some of the oil with plain yogurt for a lighter but still fluffy cake.
Without butter
Prepare the cake exclusively with seed oil for a light and moist result.
How to serve it
The Orange Cake is perfect accompanied by:
