Orange Cake

Sharon123's Note:

Yum! This cake is bursting with the sweet taste of orange!

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 8 tablespoons sweet butter , softened
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs , separated
• 2 oranges, zest of
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup fresh orange juice

Orange Glaze

• ¼ cup fresh orange juice
• ¼ cup granulated sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. Grease a 10-inch bundt pan.
3. Cream the butter and gradually add the sugar, beating until light.
4. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, and the orange zest.
5. Add dry ingredients alternately with the orange juice to the batter.
6. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the batter.
7. Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan.
8. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until sides of cake shrink away from edges of pan and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. Cool for 10 minutes in pan, unmold onto a rack, and drizzle with Orange Glaze while warm.
10. Cool before serving.
11. Orange Glaze: Combine orange juice and sugar in a small saucepan and simmer gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until a light syrup forms.

Reviews

[Kittencalskitchen]

anyone who loves orange will love this cake, I baked mine in an 11 x 9-inch pan and that worked just right, I may reduce the zest to only one orange next time, served with whipped cream for a wonderful treat, thanks for sharing Sharon!

[p.g.cher]

The cake was not overly dense; it was light yet still incredibly soft and tender. I pureed some orange flesh, pushed it through a sieve (to make enough juice for the cake batter and glaze) and stirred the reserved pulp into the batter. I also doubled the orange zest. Thanks very much for sharing this recipe! It is worth the extra effort.

[gypsygal]

"If you love orange", this the perfect cake!" Great flavor and super texture. Made in a bundt pan for a family "do". Eventhough, I had prepared the bundt pan before I filled it, the cake cracked when I removed it from the pan. With no time to make another cake, I used Whole Wheat Carrot Cake With Creamy Orange Icing (Low Fat) as a soft orange icing recipe. (added a little more oj and a teas. grated orange rind) and covered the damage. There were no leftovers. This recipe is a keeper and I can't wait to make it again "with" your glaze. I'll be more careful when I remove the cake from the pan in the future. Thank you, thank you.