Queque Seco
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
25 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Total Time
55 mins
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Servings
8 people
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
South American, Costa Rican
Queque Seco
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Queque seco is a fluffy, orange-flavored cake that is popular in Costa Rica as well as many Latin American countries.
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Ingredients
- 3½ cups flour , sifted
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- Zest of an orange
- ½ cup orange juice , freshly squeezed
- 1¼ cup butter (very soft)
- 1¾ cup sugar
- 8 eggs
- a pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons butter (for the pan)
- 1 tablespoon flour (for the pan)
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Bundt springform pan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F / 180 C.
- Separate the eggs.
- In a bowl, mix the flour and baking powder.
- In another bowl, mix the butter, sugar and salt. When this mixture is creamy, add the 8 egg yolks one by one, while continuing to whisk.
- Add the sifted flour, orange juice and zest and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff and gently fold to the previous mixture.
- Grease and flour a bundt springform pan of about 10 to 12 inches diameter.
- Pour the mixture in the pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the tip of a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean.
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