Moist Orange Cake
Moist orange sponge cake soaked with fresh orange syrup
A tender, citrus-scented sponge cake that stays wonderfully moist thanks to a bright orange syrup soak.
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake Batter
orange (fresh, whole)
2 piece
all-purpose flour
200 g
granulated sugar
180 g
egg
3 piece
butter (softened)
120 g
baking powder
10 g
vanilla extract
5 ml
Orange Syrup
orange juice
100 ml
granulated sugar
50 g
Instructions
Prepare oranges
Wash and zest the oranges, then juice them for the cake and syrup.
Cream butter and sugar
Beat softened butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs
Beat in eggs one at a time until fully incorporated.
Mix dry ingredients
Whisk together flour and baking powder.
Combine wet and dry ingredients
Alternate adding the dry mixture and orange juice to the butter mixture, then fold in orange zest and vanilla.
Bake the cake
Pour batter into a greased pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
Prepare orange syrup
Heat orange juice with sugar until dissolved.
Soak the cake
Poke holes in the warm cake and pour syrup over it to keep it moist.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in airtight container. The syrup keeps the cake moist for days.
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