Orange-Glazed Coffee Cake

Submitted by Wildflour

"A very light and refreshing coffee cake with a wonderful orange flavor!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1⁄4 cup warm water, 105-115 degrees
• 1⁄2 cup warm milk, same temp
• 1⁄2 cup fresh orange juice
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 3 1⁄2 - 4 cups flour

• Glaze

• 1 large egg, lightly beaten

• Icing

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1⁄2 - 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

directions

1. In large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and let stand til foamy, about 5-10 minutes.
2. Stir warm milk, orange juice, sugar, ricotta, orange zest, salt, and egg into the yeast mixture.
3. Using the paddle attachment, beat 2 cups flour on low speed into the yeast mixture until a wet dough forms.
4. Beat in the remaining dough, 1/2 cup at a time, until a stiff dough forms.
5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5-10 minutes, adding more flour as needed to prevent sticking.
6. Place dough into a large greased bowl, turn to coat.
7. Cover loosely with a damp towel or cloth and let rise in a warm place til doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
8. Grease a 10" springform pan.
9. Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 1 to 2 minutes.
10. Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces and roll each piece into 20" long ropes.
11. Braid the ropes together.
12. Coil braided dough into prepared pan and tuck ends under.
13. Cover loosely with a damp towel and let rise again til almost doubled, about 30 minutes.
14. Brush dough with the glaze.
15. Bake in 425 oven about 25-30 minutes til the top of the cake is golden brown.
16. Turn cake out onto a wire rack to cool slightly.
17. Icing:.
18. In small bowl, stir together powdered sugar and orange juice til smooth.
19. Spread icing over warm cake.
20. Serve warm.

Reviews

[Deena E.]

I seriously don't know what's wrong. I attempted this recipe yesterday and and again today. Both times, the dough raised very little the first time and not at all the second time. ???

 

[ellllie]

I brought this to work amd not a crumb was left by lunchtime. Delightful light flavor (not too sweet) that is great with coffee. Flavor is a lot like King's Hawaiian rolls before the glaze is applied. Also, it is a gorgeous cake; this cake begs you to eat it. Thank you, wildflour!

 

[Shannon Cooks]

Great cake! Looks beautiful when finished baking and will surely impress anyone that you choose to serve this cake to. It had a great light fluffy texture and sliced perfectly. I wish it could have been a little sweeter, but maybe that's just me....I have a sweet tooth! I might make an orange cream cheese frosting to top this next time I make it. And, I may experiment with using lemon juice and zest instead of the orange for a different treat next time. This recipe yielded a very impressive looking cake with minimal effort. It looked as if it belonged in a bakery shop window!