Blood orange upside down cake
This impressive yet easy blood orange upside down cake is gorgeous right out of the pan. It is moist and soft and pairs perfectly with a nice cup of tea.
Ingredients
- 2 blood oranges
- 2 cup water
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp orange zest
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 tsp LoAnn grapefruit oil
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1.2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/3 cup greek yogurt or any yogurt
- 3 eggs at room temperature.
Instructions
For the blood oranges
- Start by cutting the blood oranges into thin slices.
- In a medium pot, over medium heat add 2 cups of water and 1 1/2 cup of granulated sugar. Let the sugar dissolve then slowly start layering in your blood orange slices. Bring the liquid down to a simmer and cook for about 12-15 minutes.
- After the blood oranges are done, pull them out of the syrup and line them on a cooling wrack that's placed on top of a baking sheet to let them drip.
For the soft citrus cake
- Preheat the oven to 350F, then prepare a 9 inch cake pan by coating it with butter.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In a stand mixer bowl, cream together the room temperature butter, yogurt, and orange zest. Slowly add in the sugar and blood orange oil and mix until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs one at a time, making sure to scrape the sides and mix well between each addition.
- Slowly ad in 1/3 of the dry mixture alternating between that and 1/3 of the orange juice. Beat well on low speed after each addition.
- Layer the blood orange slices on the bottom of the 9-inch pan and lightly press on them. Pour the batter on top of the blood orange slices and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick or a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean!
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 15-20 minutes then loosen the edges by running a knife between the cake and the edge of the pan. Invert on a cooling wrack to cool some more.
- Serve this with whipped cream for a fancy tea time cake!
