I've made this cake twice and everyone has loved it. I didn't change the recipe at all. I do use homegrown navel oranges that are probably juicier and sweeter than you can buy. It's a dense cake and it gets better each day.
Whole Orange Cake
Every good cook needs a nice moist, dense cake in his or her repertoire. This one--loaded with orange flavor and tender flecks of peel, and not too sweet--is perfect for brunch as well as dessert.
Yield: Serves 12
Total:
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Recipe Time
Total:
2 Hours, 30 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 414
- Calories from fat: 36%
- Protein: 4.9g
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated fat: 10g
- Carbohydrate: 62g
- Fiber: 2.4g
- Sodium: 223mg
- Cholesterol: 94mg
Ingredients
- Cooking-oil spray
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 oranges (about 1 lb. total), ends trimmed, then cut into chunks and seeded
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 tsp. orange juice
Preparation
- 1. Preheat oven to 325°. Coat a 10-cup Bundt pan with cooking-oil spray. In a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed, beat butter and granulated sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs.
- 2. Whirl orange chunks in a food processor until mostly smooth but not puréed. Add 1 1/2 cups orange mixture to batter and beat until blended. Add flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder to bowl and beat until smooth. Spread batter in prepared pan.
- 3. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a few crumbs clinging to it, about 55 minutes. Cool pan on a rack 10 minutes, then invert cake onto rack and let cool completely.
- 4. Whisk together powdered sugar and orange juice in a small bowl. Drizzle over cooled cake. Let glaze set, then slice cake.
Whole Orange Cake Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Desserts, Cakes/Frostings
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Kid-Friendly, Make-Ahead, Family
- COOKING METHOD: Food Processor, Bake
- PUBLICATION: Sunset
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