After eating this cake at my friend’s house, I asked her for the recipe. It is a dense, soft cake with a gentle orange flavour from orange rind. The glaze, also orange flavored, drizzles down the sides the cake & settles into the cracks along the top. Candy ball sprinkles on the top add a touch of pretty. This cake can be baked in a bundt pan or a large loaf pan. I have a large loaf pan of my moms..but had not used it yet. This cake gave me an opportunity to get that pan back in the oven & out of the drawer.The recipe is from The New Myrna Rosen Cookbook available on Amazon. Mryna Rosen has written several cookbooks & many of my friends from South Africa have her books. Everything I have tasted that was made from one of her books has been delicious! I could not find this recipe online, so I will put the ingredients & my method here. As well, here is a link to the cookbook on Amazon
Here is the recipe
Glazed Orange Cake
***I made this cake parve…non-dairy You can use butter and milk in place of the margarine & water if you prefer
1 cup non- diary margarine *** I used Becel vegan margarine
1 1/2 cup sugar
grated rind of 1 orange
2 tbsp oil ***I actually used olive oil since I did not have any regular oil & it was fine!
4 eggs
3 cups flour less 3 tbsp of flour ***I did this as I did not want the cake to be dry
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup water
1 cup orange juice
Glaze
1 1/2 cup icing sugar
2 tbsp orange juice *** if the glaze is too thin it will just fall off the cake & end up on the plate..like mine did…so I would make the glaze a bit thicker next time
candy balls
Method
Preheat oven to 350f
Grease & flour a bundt pan or a large loaf pan ***I did not flour my loaf pan, I greased it & lined the bottom with parchment paper & it came out beautifully
- In a mixer, cream the margarine & sugar together until it is well mixed & the mixture is light in texture
- Add the orange rind & oil, mix well
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition
- In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder & salt together
- In another bowl or measuring cup, combine the water & orange juice
- With your mixer on low, add the flour mixture & the juice/water alternately, mixing after each addition. Do not overmix, just make sure all the ingredients are combined well.
- Put the batter into the prepared pan & bake 55-60 minutes or until a cake tester comes out dry
- Meanwhile, combine the glaze ingredients
- Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 30 minutes then turn it out onto the wire rack to cool completely
- Once your cake has cooled, pour the glaze overtop. It drips down the sides & makes a bit of a mess, so put something underneath the cake for easy cleanup. Then transfer the cake to a serving plate once you have glazed it…otherwise the cake plate becomes a mess!
Enjoy!
Thank you , Marilyn. Your blog is great and you provide amazing recipes!
Thanks so much Renee!!
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