Portuguese Orange Cake with syrup - Turned out great! Very moist.. Today I am sharing this Portuguese Orange Cake with syrup! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 25 minutes!
You can cook Portuguese Orange Cake with syrup with 10 Ingredients and 13 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Portuguese Orange Cake with syrup:
- Ingredients.
- 150 grams margarine.
- 200 grams flour.
- 1 tsp baking powder.
- 250 grams sugar.
- 2 oranges.
- 5 eggs.
- Syrup.
- 250 grams sugar.
- 3 oranges.
Step by step how to cook Portuguese Orange Cake with syrup:
- Preheat oven to 180 C.
- line a bunt cake pan with margarine and flour.
- in a medium size bowl, beat the egg yolks with 200 grams of sugar. Beat it until fluffy.
- add the margarine, the orange juice, and grated peel of one of the oranges.
- beat with electric mixer, stir the baking powder into the flour, and than add it to the mixture.
- in another bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy..
- add the rest of the 50 grams of sugar and beat until forms high peaks.
- gently fold the egg white mix into the yolk mixture.
- place in oven for 45 minutes or if tooth pick comes out clean.
- while cake is baking, prepare syrup by caramalizing the sugar with the orange juice to a boil.
- when cake is ready, remove it from the pan and poke some holes around it with a fork while the cake is still hot. Than pour the syrup on top.
- optional: can sprinkle grated orange peel on the top.
- enjoy!.