Citrus fruits are in season in South America, so we should try to make the most of them! This is such a delicious cake and so easy to make! I used blood oranges because of their amazing color, but you can use any type of sweet oranges, or even tangerines.
The key is to choose any citrus fruit with thin peel so the cake does not turn out too sour. The thinner the slices, the better, so that the peel turns soft in the oven.
This cake also makes a great dessert served with whipped cream or sweet yogurt!
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Upside-Down Orange Cake
Ingredients
For the topping:
- 3 sweet oranges
- 3 tbsp orange juice
- 70 gr white sugar
For the cake:
- 3 eggs
- 90 gr white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp orange rind
- 90 gr all-purpose flour, sifted
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 170°C/330°F. Grease a round 20cm cake pan and line the bottom with greased parchment paper.
- Cut off both ends of the orange, so that the flesh is exposed. Squeeze the juice out of the discarded ends and reserve. Cut slices of orange, as thinly as possible, and remove the seeds.
- In a bowl, mix sugar and orange juice until the sugar is dissolved. Pour it into the prepared pan and move it around so that it covers all the bottom. Arrange the orange slices on top, overlapping them so that they cover the entire bottom of the pan. Reserve.
- For the cake: beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and rind until light and frothy. Fold in the sifted flour. Pour the batter over the orange slices and bake for 30 minutes, or until golden.
- Let it cool for 15-20 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan and invert the cake. Remove the parchment paper. Let it cool and serve.
Notes
Tips:
- You can use any kind of citrus fruits, as long as the peel is thin, so that the cake does not turn out too sour.
- This cake also makes a great dessert served with whipped cream or sweet yogurt.
