This is a very moist cake and the orange tangerine syrup poured on top of it, will take it to the next level.
The orange tangerine juice is a mixture of orange juice and tangerine juice. It does not have to be an equal amount.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 10
Ingredients
- ½ cup Orange and tangerine juice
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature
- 3 eggs
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- Pinch of salt
Orange tangerine syrup
- 1 cup orange and tangerine juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice.
Garnish
- 1 tangerine pealed
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
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Put syrup ingredients in a saucepan over medium high heat and bring to a boil.
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Reduce the heat to medium low and let simmer for about 10 minutes. Let cool and set aside.
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In a small bowl, take about 1 tablespoon of the syrup and put in it the tangerine pieces left for garnish. Set aside.
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Preheat oven to 350 °F.
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Using an electric whisk (or a hand whisk), cream together the butter and sugar for about 2 minutes or until smooth..
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Add in the eggs one by one and make sure to whisk well between each add.
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Pour in orange tangerine juice and add zest then whisk again.
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Sift in the flour, salt, baking powder and mix with a wooden spoon until just combined.
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Cover a 9” circular pan with a parchment paper, you can use a loaf pan as well. Pour the batter in the pan.
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Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
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Once the cake is baked, Put a serving plate on top of the pan, and turn the pan upside down to place the cake on the serving plate (this step is optional).
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Take out the parchment paper and immediately pour the syrup on top. Let it absorb the syrup for about 5 minutes. I prefer to stick a toothpick all over the top of the cake to accelerate the syrup absorption process but that is optional.
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Sift powdered sugar on top of the cake
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14- Garnish with tangerine pieces.
Recipe Notes
You can pour syrup immediately on the cake after you take it out of the oven. You don't have to turn the cake upside down.