Orange Cake

Name: Orange Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 Whole eggs; 75 g Caster sugar; 75 g Cake flour (sifted twice); 10 ml Lemon juice; 1/2 Orange zest (rubbed into fine pieces); 10 g Orange paste; 70 g Butter (melted over a bain-marie to 50–60°C); Orange juice, to taste; Apricot glaze (for mirror glaze), to taste; Bread flour (for dusting the mold to prevent sticking), to taste

A fragrant orange cake made with orange peel and lemon juice, finished with a glossy mirror glaze.

55 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Whole eggs 2

Caster sugar 75 g

Cake flour (sifted twice) 75 g

Lemon juice 10 ml

Orange zest (rubbed into fine pieces) 1/2

Orange paste 10 g

Butter (melted over a bain-marie to 50–60°C) 70 g

Orange juice to taste

Apricot glaze (for mirror glaze) to taste

Bread flour (for dusting the mold to prevent sticking) to taste

Instructions

Make the batter

Place the whole eggs and caster sugar in a bowl and beat until smooth, then fold in the cake flour to form a batter.

Add the citrus

Mix the lemon juice, orange paste, and orange zest together, then pour into the batter and combine well.

Incorporate the butter

Take a portion of the batter and stir it into the melted butter until smooth, then pour this back into the remaining batter and fold gently, repeating until the butter is fully incorporated.

Pour into the mold and bake

Slowly pour the finished butter batter into the prepared mold and bake at 170°C for 25 to 30 minutes until set.

Make the mirror glaze

Combine the apricot glaze and orange juice in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over low heat, then brush a layer of the warm mirror glaze over the baked cake.