Brazilian Orange Cake I Made It

Brazilian Orange Cake

pointsevenout 12 years ago

Recipe by Jo_jo_ba: Brazilian Orange Cake
Nice orange cake. Unique in that an extra cup of OJ was added to the cake after bake. It's light and orangy. Recipe didn't spec this but I used cake flour.
Didn't use the recommended powdered sugar sprinkled on top. Used an Orange Butter Cream Frosting by Oldgringo. It has a lot of powdered sugar in it and a good amount of orange flavor too. Had to add just a little more OJ to make the frosting spreadable. Even at that it was taking the top crust off the cake. Guess it was really because of the OJ poured on top. Both these recipes combined well.

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frankieanne 12 years ago said:

Interesting use of orange juice on a cake! Reminds me of the Jello cakes my mom used to make when I was a kid. I'll be interested to see if this is soggier tomorrow - if it lasts that long. :-D

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Too much sugar in this cake for me to eat. I'll leave it up to mother to do the polishing. Although I had to eat one square to test the result.
Then again maybe setting overnight the OJ will have time do migrate to the extremities.

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Mother doesn't appreciate the OJ in the middle of the cake. Seems it didn't migrate out evenly. (Soggy middle pieces) Outside pieces seem to be OK.
Anybody else making this cake should try judiciously to pour more of the OJ on the extremities or reduce the amount of pour-on OJ.

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gourmetana 12 years ago said:

I make a very similar recipe all the time. Sometimes I use lemon juice instead of orange. It balances the sweet very nicely.
Pointsevenout, the secret is exactly what you mentioned. You have to make sure the extremities get the juice. The center of the cake is naturaly moist. It doesn't bother me at all that the juice doesn't spread evenly, it is actually one of the things I love about it ;)

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