Author Notes: This cake is slightly adapted from the one I came up for last year’s “Best Blood Orange, Mint and Feta Recipe” contest. That cake was adapted from Molly Wizenberg’s French-Style Yogurt Cake. Use organic blood oranges if possible. —WinnieAb
Serves: 8
Ingredients
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1 1/2
cups organic all purpose unbleached flour or whole wheat pastry flour
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1
tablespoon ground cardamom
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2
teaspoons baking powder
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pinch of sea salt
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2 teaspoon(s) blood orange zest (I use a microplane)
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1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (I use full-fat)
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1 cup organic sugar
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3
eggs, preferably organic and free-range
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1/2 cup fruity olive oil
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juice from 1 blood orange (about 1/4 cup)
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1/4 cup organic powdered sugar (for the syrup)
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1/4 cup blood orange juice (for the syrup)
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1
teaspoon(s) blood orange zest (for the syrup)
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1 cup organic powdered sugar (for the glaze)
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2
tablespoons blood orange juice (for the glaze)
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1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cardamom (for the glaze)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch springform pan with olive oil, and flour the bottom of the pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, ground cardamom, baking powder and salt. Add the 2 teaspoons orange zest and whisk again.
- In a large bowl, stir together the yogurt, sugar, eggs, olive oil, and 1/4 cup orange juice. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until just combined, with no lumps.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. I suggest you start checking after 30 minutes: you do not want to over bake the cake.
- Cool the cake for 15 minutes and then remove the sides of the pan. Detach from the bottom of the springform and place the cake on a large plate. Prick the cake all over with a fork.
- Whisk the syrup ingredients together, and then drizzle the syrup all over the cake. The syrup will seep into all those fork holes you just made.
- Allow to cool, then whisk together the glaze ingredients. Glaze the top of the cake with a knife or off-set spatula and allow 45 minutes or so for it to dry before serving.