Orange Citrus Delight Cake

Insanely delicious, made from budget products, bright and aromatic! You can literally make a cupcake with orange zest using whatever you always have on hand. Instead of oranges, you can take any other citrus fruits: tangerines, limes, lemons — while adjusting the amount of sugar.
cook time: 1h 10 min
Maya Lindell
Orange Citrus Delight Cake

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

254
Calories
12g
Fat
30g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Sugar 120 g
Orange zest 1 tbsp
Orange juice 50 ml
Wheat flour 160 g
Butter 70 g
Eggs 3 pc
Sour cream 100 g
Baking powder 1 tsp

Decoration:

Sugar 1 tsp
Oranges 1 pc

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make orange zest cake? To do this you will need the most affordable and simple products. Take thicker sour cream, with a fat content of at least 20 percent. You can replace sour cream with kaymak. The butter should be at room temperature, so remove it from the refrigerator in advance.

Step 2

Step 2
In a bowl, beat eggs with sugar with a mixer until fluffy. There should be a lot of air bubbles on the surface. You can add a little more sugar, especially if the oranges are sour. With the sugar stated in the recipe, the cake turns out moderately sweet, but the oranges were sweet too.

Step 3

Step 3
Add sour cream and soft butter at room temperature to the eggs and beat again. The butter will remain in the form of small flakes before adding flour, so do not try to achieve complete homogeneity. You should not beat the mixture for a long time, otherwise you will overbeat the eggs and the dough will not rise well.

Step 4

Step 4
Sift the flour with baking powder and add to the dough.

Step 5

Step 5
Whisk everything together until smooth.

Step 6

Step 6
Pour orange juice into the dough, add orange zest. Mix everything again until smooth. The dough should be viscous but not very dense. If the dough becomes too thin after adding the orange juice, add a little more flour. Focus primarily on consistency.

Step 7

Step 7
You can simply sprinkle the finished cake with powdered sugar, but I suggest making a beautiful decoration in the form of caramelized oranges. For this you will need one orange and a teaspoon of sugar.

Step 8

Step 8
Wash the orange thoroughly, preferably with a brush and, without removing the skin, cut into circles or semicircles.

Step 9

Step 9
Grease a rectangular cake pan with butter. Sprinkle the bottom of the pan evenly with sugar. Place circles or half circles of fresh oranges on top. Depending on the size of your pan, you will need more or fewer circles.

Step 10

Step 10
Spread the dough on top and smooth it out. Place the cake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 40-45 minutes. Determine the exact baking time and temperature based on your oven.

Step 11

Step 11
Turn the finished cake over onto a plate so that the oranges are on top and serve. Because of the sour cream and orange juice, the inside of the cake turns out to be slightly moist and not very fluffy — after all, this is not sponge dough. Therefore, if you need airy, crumbly biscuit-type baked goods, this recipe does not fit your request. Take this into account. If you want to add airiness to the dough, it is better not to add orange juice. Bon appetit!

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