Orange Bundt Cake
- 12 Tomatoes
- Aug 6, 2015
- 1 min read
Yields 1, 10-inch cake
Ingredients
Cake:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/4 freshly squeezed orange juice
• 3 oranges, zested
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Glaze:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350º F and lightly grease a bundt pan with butter or non-stick spray.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together flour and baking powder and set aside.
3. In a large bowl or mixer, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy and lightened in colour. 3-5 minutes.
4. One by one, beat in eggs (waiting until each is incorporated before adding the next), then mix in orange juice, vanilla extract and orange zest.
5. Slowly alternate between adding the flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
6. Pour batter into bundt pan and place in oven.
7. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
8. Remove from oven and let cool 5-10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling.
9. While cake is baking, mix together powdered sugar, orange juice and zest until smooth and there are no remaining lumps.
Note: add more or less orange juice depending on how thick/thin you want your glaze.
10. Spoon glaze over the cake and let drizzle down the sides.
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