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Blood Orange Yogurt Cake

Blood Orange Yogurt Cake

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Ingredients

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  • Blood Orange Yogurt Cake:
  • 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 3 Large Eggs
  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Cup Plain Yogurt, Whole Milk
  • 1 Blood Orange Zest
  • Juice from 1 Blood Orange
  • 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
  • Blood Orange Simple Syrup:
  • 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Blood Orange Juice
  • Blood Orange Glaze:
  • 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 3-4 Tbsp Blood Orange Juice

Instructions

  1. Blood Orange Yogurt Cake
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare an 8" round cake pan (or 1 loaf pan) with non stick spray
  3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt
  4. In separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, granulated sugar, yogurt, zest, juice and oil until smooth
  5. Add the dry ingredients into the egg mixture and whisk until all ingredients are combined and there are no lumps
  6. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean
  7. Pour the blood orange simple syrup over the warm cake and allow the cake to sit in the pan for 20-30 minutes or until syrup is dry
  8. Remove the are from the pan, place on a serving dish and spread a thin layer of blood orange glaze on the top of the cake
  9. Allow the glaze to dry completely before cutting and serving
  10. Blood Orange Simple Syrup
  11. In a small sauce pan combine the sugar and blood orange juice
  12. Bring the syrup to a boil and allow the sugar to completely dissolve
  13. Remove the syrup from the heat and set aside until ready to use
  14. Blood Orange Glaze
  15. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and blood orange juice
  16. Whisk until glaze is smooth and thin enough to spread but not to thin that it will drip all over the cake Add juice or powdered sugar to make it the correct consistency