Glazed Blood Orange & Poppy Seed Loaf Cake
A delicious and easy-to-make loaf cake that showcases the vibrant flavor and stunning color of blood oranges.
Ingredients
For the batter:
- 5 eggs
- juice of 3 blood oranges
- zest of 1 blood orange
- 200 g granulated sugar
- 50 ml oil
- 250 g flour
- 10 g baking powder
- 1 tbsp vanilla essence
- 3 tbsp poppy seeds
For the glaze:
- 250 g powdered sugar
- juice of a blood orange
- slices of blood oranges
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients for the cake batter in a large bowl and mix until you get a homogeneous and creamy mixture.
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C/356 °F and line a cake/loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Pour the mixture into the pan and bake for 40-45 minutes at 180 °C/356 °F or until the cake has a golden-brown crust and is firm to the touch.
- Let the cake cool completely and, in the meantime, prepare the glaze.
- In a bowl mix the powdered sugar and the blood orange juice.
- When the cake has cooled completely, pour the pink glaze over it.
- Garnish with fresh blood orange slices and enjoy.
Notes
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