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🍰 Juicy Orange Cake

470 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 300 g liquid butter
• 300 g sugar
• 300 g flour
• 4 eggs
• 400 ml orange juice
• 1 packet baking powder
• 2 oranges (organic/unwaxed)
• 3 oranges
• 10 g cornstarch
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 50 ml grenadine
• 20 ml orange liqueur

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. 2. Finely grate the peel of one untreated orange.
3. 3. Put butter, sugar, flour, eggs, 200 milliliters of orange juice, baking powder, and the orange peel into a food processor.
4. 4. Mix the ingredients into a smooth batter.
5. 5. Grease a springform pan.
6. 6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
7. 7. Bake the cake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes.
8. 8. Let the cake cool down briefly.
9. 9. Carefully loosen the cake from the pan with a sharp knife.
10. 10. Turn the cake out onto a cooling rack.
11. 11. Use a zester to remove the peel of a second untreated orange in thin strips.
12. 12. Mix grenadine and orange liqueur together.
13. 13. Add the orange zest to the liquid.
14. 14. Let the mixture infuse for 30 minutes.
15. 15. Peel the remaining oranges thoroughly with a sharp knife.
16. 16. Remove the white pith as well.
17. 17. Carefully cut the fruit segments away from the membranes.
18. 18. Mix 50 milliliters of cold orange juice with cornstarch until smooth.
19. 19. Bring the remaining orange juice to a boil together with a cinnamon stick.
20. 20. Stir in the juice-cornstarch mixture.
21. 21. Let the sauce simmer gently for 3 to 4 minutes.
22. 22. Gently fold in the orange segments.
23. 23. Spread the warm orange ragout evenly over the cake.
24. 24. Garnish with the previously prepared zest strips.
25. 25. Serve the cake while still warm.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 470
• Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 23 g · Carbs: 83 g