#orange cake
Lunar New Year starts next week and it’s the Year of the Tiger ! I’ve had this cake idea in my head for awhile now so I was excited to finally execute on it.
The flavors remind me of those chocolate oranges, where you can eat it wedge by wedge. My one non-regret is making this cake oranger – I’d rather err on the side of caution than make it TOO orange!
For a 10-inch bundt cake:
Cake batter:
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour (+ additional flour for dusting)
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 c. butter, softened (+ additional butter for greasing the pan)
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temp
- 3 tbsp. orange zest
- ¾ c. orange juice
- ¾ c. buttermilk, room temp
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 3 drops orange gel coloring
- Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
Stripes:
- 5 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp. whole milk
In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Meanwhile, in a stand mixer or with a handheld mixer, combine butter, sugar and eggs until just incorporated. Stir in zest, orange juice, buttermilk and extract. Sift in the dry-flour mixture until everything is just incorporated. Stir in orange coloring until the batter is uniformly orange.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Divide the cake batter in half. Mix half of the dough with the cocoa powder and milk until well incorporated. Place each colored batter in a piping/pastry bag.
Gently grease your bundt pan with oil or butter. Lightly dust the mould with flour and tap out the excess flour that does not stick. Make a ring at the base of your bundt pan with the orange batter. On top, make a ring with the other [chocolate] batter. Continue until you have used up all the batter.
Bake for about 50 minutes or until the cake is thoroughly baked through. Check by inserting a toothpick into the cake and see if it comes out clean. Once you remove the cake from the oven, let it cool on a cooling rack.
Let the cake cool to touch before flipping it over, and out of the mould.
Dust with confectioners’ sugar before serving.
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