4.8 from 38 votes
Blood Orange Cake
A beautiful blood orange cake that's moist and delicious!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
55 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
12
slices
Calories:
254 kcal
Course:
Cake
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 3 egg
- 1 ⅛ cup sugar
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder or 1 packet Italian Pane Degli Angeli vanilla baking powder
- ⅓ cup butter softened
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 3 small blood oranges organic, washed and cut into pieces (remove the rind of about ⅓ of the oranges and remove the seeds)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract if using plain baking powder
Glaze and Orange Slices:
- 3 oz blood orange juice
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 3 blood oranges washed and thinly sliced
Instructions
Make the blood orange cake batter:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
- Grease and flour a bundt pan (or 8" springform pan or loaf tin).
- Beat the sugar and eggs in a large bowl or stand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Sift the flour and the baking powder (or Paneangeli if you are using it). Add the dry ingredients to the mixture in the bowl a little at a time, intermittently with the softened butter (in 2 or 3 additions).
- Stir until uniformly blended, then stir in the yogurt.
- When preparing the blood oranges, be sure to remove the peel of one third of the total amount of oranges. You can peel a third of each orange or simply peel one in its entirety. In a food processor or blender, process the pieces of blood oranges until they are almost pureed.
- Add the processed oranges to the cake mixture (along with the vanilla if you used baking powder) and stir until evenly mixed. Next, pour the batter into the prepared tin.
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Bake the cake:
- Bake for 50-60 minutes (depending on your oven), but test with a cake tester or skewer to make sure the blood orange cake is done (tester should come out of the cake dry) before removing from the oven.
- Allow to cool for about 15 minutes, then gently shake the pan to loosen the cake, then place it on a cooling rack.
Make the glaze using the blood oranges and slices:
- Prepare the glaze by melting the sugar in the blood orange juice in a sauté pan and allow to simmer for a few minutes. When the liquid has a syrupy consistency, add thin slices of blood oranges and coat them well.
- Remove from heat. Spoon and/or brush the syrup over the top of the cake, which you can do while the cake is still warm.
- Then top with the blood orange slices to decorate.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting.
- Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee, or even a liqueur or cocktail.
Notes
- For example, if you are using 3 small blood oranges, peel just one.
- You can omit the orange slices as well as the glaze as it is not critical to how delicious this cake is.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
254kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
60mg
(20%)
Sodium
149mg
(6%)
Potassium
148mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
30g
(60%)
Vitamin A
348IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
29mg
(32%)
Calcium
87mg
(9%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 254
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 254kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 60mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 149mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 148mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 30g | 60% |
| Vitamin A | 348IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 29mg | 32% |
| Calcium | 87mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.