Norwegian Orange Cake

Name: Norwegian Orange Cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Nordic, Scandinavian, European
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 sticks butter; 12 servings candied orange peel as garnish; 85 grams dark chocolate (preferably 70%), finely chopped; 3 larges eggs; 1 zest of orange; 177 milliliters powdered sugar; 237 milliliters sugar

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Norwegian Orange Cake a try. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 258 calories, 2g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. This recipe is typical of Scandinavian cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours. Head to the store and pick up chocolate, powdered sugar, candied orange peel as garnish, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of a stand mixer using the beater attachment, or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat the butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes.

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Butter

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

Hand Mixer

Bowl

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Add the eggs, one at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Beat in the orange zest and one-third cup juice.In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder. With the mixer running, slowly add the flour mixture until combined to form the cake batter. Fold in the chopped chocolate.

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Baking Powder

Orange Zest

Chocolate

All Purpose Flour

Juice

Egg

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Blender

Bowl

Place the batter into a greased and floured 9-inch bundt pan, smoothing the top of the batter. (The batter will come slightly less than halfway up the sides of the pan.)

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Kugelhopf Pan

Bake the cake until puffed and lightly browned on top and a toothpick or cake tester inserted comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Remove from the oven and cool in the pan on a cooling rack, then remove from the mold. The finished cake will be about 3 inches tall in the center.While the cake is cooling, make the icing: In a medium bowl, sift the powdered sugar.

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Powdered Sugar