Marmalade Cake

Name: Marmalade Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 355 milliliters cake flour; 177 milliliters dried currants; 2 larges eggs; 118 milliliters Grand Marnier or other orange-flavored liqueur; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 177 milliliters (packed) light brown sugar; 2 navel oranges, scrubbed; 118 milliliters fresh orange juice; 3 Tbsps (heaping) orange marmalade; 2 Tbsps finely grated orange zest; 237 milliliters sugar; 10 Tbsps (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 59 milliliters whole milk or half-and-half; 1 whole star anise

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Marmalade Cake a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 6g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 535 calories. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up orange marmalade, orange zest, grand marnier, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Using a sharp knife,cut all rind and white pith from oranges inwide strips. Trim off any flesh still clingingto the white pith.

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Orange

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Place peel in a small heavysaucepan.

Add cold water to cover; bring toa boil.

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Water

Drain. Repeat with cold water.

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Water

Drain;reserve peel.

Combine sugar and 2 cups water in samesaucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugardissolves.

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Sugar

Water

Add the orange peel, star anise,and vanilla bean. Bring to a boil. Reduceheat to low and simmer, partially coveredand stirring occasionally, until peel is softand syrup has thickened, 50-60 minutes.

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Vanilla Bean

Orange Zest

Star Anise

Syrup

Let cool slightly.

Transfer peel to a cuttingboard and thinly slice. Return peel to syrup.DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead.

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Syrup

Place in a jar, cover, and chill.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter pan.Line with a parchment-paper round; butterpaper. Bring currants and Grand Marnier toa simmer in a small saucepan over mediumheat.

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Grand Marnier

Currants

Butter

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Remove from heat and let steep.

Meanwhile, sift flour, baking powder, andsalt into a medium bowl. Using an electricmixer, beat 10 tablespoons butter and sugar in alarge bowl until light and fluffy, about3 minutes. Beat in orange juice, marmalade,and orange zest. Beat in eggs one at a time,blending well between additions (mixturemay look curdled).

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Baking Powder

Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Marmalade

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

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Add dry ingredients in 3 additions andmilk in 2 additions, beginning and endingwith dry ingredients and beating to blendbetween additions. Beat in any Grand

Marnier not absorbed by the currants. Foldin currants.

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Currants

Pour batter into prepared pan;smooth the top.

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Frying Pan

Bake cake until a tester inserted intothe center comes out clean and the top isgolden, 40-45 minutes.

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Oven

Let cool in pan ona wire rack. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 dayahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

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