Mandarin Orange Cake
Mandarin orange cake is a surprising way to use this sweet fruit! This citrus fruit cake recipe uses the entire mandarin, peel and all!
Equipment
- 1 8" springform pan
Ingredients
- 3 eggs free range, organic, if possible
- 1 ⅛ c sugar
- 1 ¾ c all purpose flour or plain flour in the UK
- 1 pkg Pane Degli Angeli vanilla baking powder or 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ⅓ c butter salted, softened
- ⅓ c Greek yogurt (sour cream or labne also works)
- 4 mandarin oranges organic, sweet (3 or 4), washed, cut into pieces and seeds removed - weigh for best results
- 1 tsp vanilla extract ONLY USE IF USING BAKING POWDER
Glaze
- ¼ c mandarin orange juice from fresh mandarins
- ¼ c sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
- Butter and flour an 8″ springform pan
- Beat the sugar and eggs until thick and creamy.
- Sift the flour with the baking powder or Paneangeli, then add to the mixture in the bowl a little at a time along with the softened butter.
- Continue to mix until completely blended, then stir in the yogurt.
- Blend the mandarin oranges in a food processor until finely chopped into a purée, then add to the batter. Mix well.
- Pour into prepared tin and bake for 50-60 minutes until a cake tester or skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool for about 15 minutes, then run a thin knife around the perimeter and remove the side of the springform pan. Remove the bottom of the pan and place on a cooling rack.
Glaze
- Put the mandarin orange juice and sugar in a small pot and simmer for about 3 minutes until sugar is melted.
- Brush the glaze over the cake.
- Serve when cool on its own, or with some ice cream, custard or whipped cream.
Notes
- Using a scale will give the best results.
- It's difficult to say how many mandarin oranges are needed because they are never uniform in size and weight.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
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