Tender Citrus Sour Cream Cake

Name: Tender Citrus Sour Cream Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 larges eggs, separated; 237 milliliters (about 5 2/3 ounces) sifted all-purpose flour; 1 batch of Swiss buttercream frosting; 198 grams cup (about granulated sugar; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 2 Tbsps grated zest from 1 orange; 1 teaspoon powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters sour cream; 315 milliliters sweetened condensed milk, divided; 8 Tbsps stick unsalted butter, at cool room temperature

Tender Citrus Sour Cream Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 558 calories, 8g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. If you have salt, batch of swiss buttercream frosting, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

Move rack to middle of oven and preheat to 350°F. Grease one 8 inch cake pan and line the bottom with a parchment circle.

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Cake Form

Oven

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl and whisk for 30 seconds to combine completely. Set aside.

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Baking Powder

Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Whip the egg whites until they are foamy.

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Egg Whites

Add 1 teaspoon sugar and beat until they reach soft peaks. Cover and set aside.

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Sugar

Add butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. The butter should be cool-room temperature, meaning it should give when poked but not so soft that it barely holds its shape. Whip butter until it is light and airy, about 3 minutes.

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Butter

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add sugar and beat on medium speed for 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Add yolks, one at a time, beating each for 30 seconds before adding another.

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Egg Yolk

Add in orange zest, beating for another 30 seconds.

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Orange Zest

Reduce mixer speed to low.

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Blender

Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients, mixing just until combined.

Add sour cream, mixing just until combined.

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Sour Cream

Add another 1/3 of the dry ingredients, mixing just until combined, then add 1/3 cup condensed milk, reserving the rest, again mixing just until combined.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Add the rest of the dry ingredients.

Mix for 10 seconds or so, just until there are no traces of flour left. Gently fold in egg whites, making sure to not over mix the cake, as you want it light and airy.

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Egg Whites

All Purpose Flour

Scrape the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top flat with a spatula. Cake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

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Toothpicks

Cake Form

Spatula

Remove cake from oven and let sit in the pan for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool completely. Once cool, set the cake on a serving plate and poke a few holes in the cake using a thin skewer, spacing the holes out over every 2-inches or so.

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Wire Rack

Skewers

Oven

Frying Pan

In a small bowl, combine heavy cream with the remaining 1 cup of condensed milk and mix well.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Heavy Cream

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Bowl

Pour 1/3 of the cream over the cake and let sit for 30 minutes. Follow with another 1/3 cup of cream, letting the cake sit for another 30 minutes, then pour over the remaining 1/3 cup of cream. Cover cake and refrigerator for 2 hours.

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Cream

Once cake is well chilled, frost with Swiss buttercream. If you like, decorate the top with a bit of chocolate ganache in a pretty pattern around the edges. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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Chocolate