Orange and Poppy Seed Cake Recipe

Orange and Poppy Seed Cake Recipe

Orange and Poppyseed Cake is a classic that combines the zesty freshness of oranges with the subtle crunch of poppyseeds, creating a perfect balance of flavours and textures.

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Course: Cake, Dessert, Sweets

Keyword: Orange and Poppy Seed Cake, Orange Cake, Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 40

Servings: people

Calories: 571kcal

Equipment

electric beater or mixer
cake tin 20cm/ 8 inch

Ingredients

Orange and Poppy Seed Cake

1 orange
3 eggs
1 cup caster sugar
185 grams butter melted
1 cup self raising flour
½ cup almond flour
2 tbsp poppy seeds

Orange Cream Cheese Icing

125 grams cream cheese
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp orange zest
2 tbsp orange juice
1½ cups icing sugar mixture
3 or 4 slices of glace orange optional for garnish

Instructions

Orange and Poppy Seed Cake

Pre heat a fan forced oven to 170℃
Grease and line cake tin with baking paper
Remove zest from the orange with a peeler, careful to just take the top/ orange part not the pith (white part between the skin and the flesh of the orange).
Once zest is removed set aside and use a knife to remove and discard the pith.
Roughly chop the orange flesh and use a stick blender or food processor to puree both the zest and the orange until smooth.
In a large mixing bowl break three eggs and whisk, then add the sugar and whisk again until well combined. Next add the orange puree and melted butter and whisk again till well combined.
Gradually add the self raising flour and almond flour and continue to mix with the whisk, finally add the poppy seeds and give it a final stir until all ingredients are well combined.
Pour cake batter into cake tin and bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool in the cake tin for 10 minutes before removing cake to a wire rack to cook completely.

Orange Cream Cheese Icing

Add cream cheese and butter to a mixing bowl and beat with electric beaters until well combined, next add the orange zest and beat again until well combined.
Gradually add the icing sugar mixture a third at the time, then pour in the orange juice 1 tablespoon at a time and beat until you have desired consistency. You are looking for a smooth thick mixture that won't fall off the back of a spoon.

To Serve

Spread the orange cream cheese icing over the cooled cake with a spatula and garnish with glace orange slices (if you are using them).
Serve at room temperature with a nice hot cup of tea or coffee.

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