Orange Cake
A Bulgarian winter loaf for the citrus season — zest rubbed into the sugar, fresh juice in an oil batter, and a hot orange syrup poured over the cake straight from the oven so the crumb stays moist and fragrant for days.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 tsp sunflower oil, for the tin
- 1 tbsp orange zest, finely grated
- 200 g sugar
- 4 eggs
- 150 ml sunflower oil
- 120 ml orange juice, for the batter
- 300 g plain flour
- 10 g baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 100 ml orange juice, for the syrup
- 80 g sugar, for the syrup
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3967 kcal · P 57.7g · C 536.8g · F 180.5g
Estimated from 11 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 175°C, oil a 30 cm loaf tin and line it with baking paper.
- 2Rub the orange zest into the sugar with your fingertips until fragrant and damp — this draws out the oil in the zest.
- 3Beat the eggs with the orange sugar for 5 minutes, until pale and thick.
- 4Beat in the oil in a thin stream, then the orange juice for the batter.
- 5Sift the flour, baking powder and salt over and fold in just until smooth.
- 6Pour into the tin and bake for 45–50 minutes, until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
- 7Meanwhile heat the orange juice for the syrup with the sugar for the syrup until it dissolves and simmer for 2 minutes.
- 8Prick the hot cake all over with a skewer and spoon the hot syrup over it slowly so it soaks in. Leave in the tin for 20 minutes, then lift out and cool on a rack.
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Questions and answers
How long does Orange Cake take to make?
About 70 minutes: 20 min prep and 50 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Orange Cake?
8 ingredients: sunflower oil, orange zest, sugar, eggs, orange juice, plain flour, baking powder, salt.
How many servings does this Orange Cake recipe make?
10 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Orange Cake?
About 397 kcal, with 5.8 g protein, 53.7 g carbohydrate and 18 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Orange Cake recipe suit?
It is vegetarian and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Orange Cake?
Orange Cake comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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