Maria Luisa (Salvadoran Layer Cake)

Submitted by cervantesbrandi

"This cake so wonderful served as dessert or with tea. You may omit the orange zest and substitute milk for the orange juice if you like. Use any jam you wish. Raspberry is very good."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 236.59 ml butter, at room temperature
• 295.73 ml sugar
• 14.79 ml orange zest
• 4.92 ml vanilla
• 6 eggs, at room temperature
• 354.88 ml flour
• 4.92 ml baking powder
• 59.14 ml orange juice
• 236.59 ml orange marmalade
• 78.78 ml powdered sugar

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour three cake pans. Sift together flour and baking powder.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar together on medium-high speed until fluffy and light, about 3-5 minutes. Add orange zest and vanilla and beat in 15 seconds more.
3. With mixer at medium speed, add one egg at a time, letting each egg incorporate before adding the next.
4. Turn mixer to medium-low. Add flour in three parts, alternating with the orange juice until smooth. Don't overbeat.
5. Spoon equal parts of batter into the three cake pans. Bake for about 25 minutes. Remove cakes and cool completely.
6. Mix the marmalade with a little water and stir till almost pourable. Spread half the marmalade over one of the layers. Add the next layer on top and spread with the other half of the marmalade. Top with the last layer.
7. Sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar through a sieve and serve.

Reviews

[Chef Sarita in Aust]

Loved this cake! Made as a birthday cake. What a great alternative to the usual "frosted" birthday cake (the birthday boy is not too fond of frosting). The orange taste waas not overpowering. I made a nice decorative powdered sugar design on top which made this cake taste and look good. Thanks for posting!

 

[Chef Oz]

If you like orange cake, you will love this one. It is not hard to make either

 

[marissa_tanaka123]

I'm putting this in my power point for school!