Orange Madeira Cake

Spring is here and lovely citrus fruits are here too. So this time I decided to do something fun with oranges. And decided to make madeira cake that is yummy, fragrant and full of flavor. If you want a gorgeous show stopper for your tea party well this is it. Try this easy recipe and make something tasty and beautiful.

Ingredients :

• Loaf Cake

• 2 cups  all-purpose flour
• ½ cup almond flour
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 ½ sticks unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp orange zest
• 2 tbsp orange juice

• Orange Glaze

• 1 tsp melted unsalted butter
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• 1 ¾ cup icing sugar

Tip:

• Use fresh and room temperature ingredients.
• Get orange zest and orange juice from oranges just before the baking so that they are fresh.
• Add citrus ingredients at the very end and do not over mix.
• Bake your cake for 40 minutes straight then, check every 5-7 minutes so it’s not overdone.
• If your glaze is too runny add little icing sugar to it till you reach the desired consistency.
• If you want a thicker glaze to pour, put it in refrigerator for 5-7 minutes just before pouring.

Directions:

• In a glass bowl, cream butter and sugar together.
• Add eggs and almond flour to the bowl and mix well to create a wet mixture.
• In a separate bowl, add all-purpose flour, salt and baking powder, keep aside.
• Add this dry flour mix to the wet mixture and mix well.
• At the very end add orange zest and orange juice to the batter slowly.
• Prepare a loaf pan by lining it with parchment paper and spray it with cooking oil so the cake won’t stick.
• Add batter to the loaf pan, even out the level and put it in the oven.
• Bake until the toothpick or knife inserted in the center comes clean, then take the loaf pan out. It will take around 45-60 minutes to bake.
• Let it cool completely and meanwhile make the orange glaze.
• For glaze, take melted butter in a glass bowl and whisk in orange juice and orange zest.
• Add icing sugar to the mix and whisk till you get desired consistency.
• Take cooled down cake out of pan, spread glaze on top of it. And decorate with candied orange slices.