Italian Orange Cake
Italian Orange Cake is bursting with orange flavor by feeding the cake after it is baked.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- Cake Ingredients:
- 2 cups + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons grated orange zest about 3 oranges
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 cups + 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons ouzo
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- powdered sugar garnish
- Feeding Ingredients:
- 2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice about 7-8 oranges
- 1 tablespoon Blue Curacao liqueur
- 3 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a springform pan well with butter or non stick spray. Cut a piece of parchment to the size of the bottom of the pan and place inside the pan.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine flour, orange zest, butter, sugar and ouzo until thoroughly combined.
- Add milk and and baking powder. Mix until incorporated.
- Transfer batter to prepared cake pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown and cake tester or knife inserted comes out clean.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the orange juice, Grand Marnier and sugar.
- Using chopsticks or skewers, poke holes in the cake. Pour orange juice over the cake. Leave for 1 hour for the cake to absorb the juice.
- Decorate simply with a little sprinkle of powdered sugar.
Notes
Cake is very soft and moist, so leftovers should be kept refrigerated.
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