Blood Orange Upside down Cake

Blood orange means to me love at the first time. I think you will not regret to make this delicious cake.

Serve 8

INGREDIENTS

100g unsalted butter at room temperature, plus extra for the pan
3 tablespoon (24g) Demerara sugar
50ml (3 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon) greek yogurt
2 Blood oranges, washed, cut thinly and deseeds
2 eggs 
2/3 cup (90g) raw cane sugar  
1 teaspoon (5ml) vanilla bean paste
1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon (4g) baking powder
1/4 teaspoon (2g) salt
Zest from 1 Blood orange

DIRECTIONS

Place the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 F (175ºC). Wash and slice 2 blood oranges thinly. Remove any seeds. Set aside

Set up the spring form pan.

Generously, butter a 23-24 cm (9-9.5-inch) springform pan. 

Sprinkle the Demerara sugar all over the pan. 

Put the orange slices at the bottom of the pan in one single layer.

Melt the butter in a saucepan over the heat or in a microwave for a few seconds. Combine the melted butter and Greek yogurt. Let to cool.

In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, mixing well all the ingredients until incorporated. Set aside.

In a large bowl, with an electric mixer whisk the sugar, vanilla bean paste and blood orange zest, until combined.

Then, in a medium speed, whisk in the eggs until combined. For about 2 to 3 minutes.

Reduce speed to low, stir in the flour mixture until incorporated. I recommend you not to over mix in order to have good result.

Finally, turn the electric mixer off, add the Greek yogurt mixture over the batter and fold with a rubber spatula until just combined.

Pour batter into the prepare pan and smooth the top. 

Bake for around 32-36 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let cool for 5 minutes before inverting the cake onto a plate to cool. 

You can serve it warm or cool. For a delicious treat you can serve it with and vanilla ice cream ball.

This delicious recipe was adapted from Linda Lomelino, Blood orange upside down cake 

Enjoy!!

Blood Orange Baked Doughnuts

Makes 6 doughnuts

Ingredients

2 Tbsp black sesame seeds

2/3 + 1/8 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

Pinch of salt

Zest from 1 blood orange

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup melted butter

1 L egg

1/8 cup Greek yogurt or milk

1/8 cup blood orange juice

Glaze

3/4 cups icing sugar

1 or 2 tablespoons blood orange juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a doughnuts pan.

In a skillet or saucepan over a low heat, lightly toast the black sesame for about 2 or 3 minutes. Set aside.

In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt, then whisk all the ingredients until combined, add 1 tablespoon toasted black sesame seeds and orange zest, set aside.

In another bowl, whisk together light brown sugar and eggs until pale and smooth.

Stir in the flour mixture, melted butter, Greek yogurt and blood orange juice, just until incorporated.

Divide batter among greased doughnut pan filling each about 3/4 full and smooth the top with a spoon. Bake for about 12-14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into doughnut comes out clean.

Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes, then run a butter knife around edges to loosen and invert onto wire rack and let to cool completely.

Glaze

In a small bowl whisk together icing sugar and blood orange juice, until get a liquid glaze, add more orange juice to taste. 

Spread the blood orange glaze over tops of doughnuts. Top with some toasted black sesame seeds.

Recipe from Call me Cupcake, Blood orange & black sesame loaf cake

Enjoy!!