Easy to Make Desserts Using Navel Oranges

Navel oranges are delicious eaten on their own, but you can also use them to make delicious desserts that your family will love. Around the holidays it’s nice to serve light, refreshing orange desserts instead of traditional cookies and cakes which can be heavy and overly sweet after you’ve been eating them nonstop for weeks. When you’re making citrus desserts you can always add a candied piece or orange, grapefruit or tangerine rind to the plates as a garnish and you should always use fresh squeezed juice in the cake recipe. Using frozen juice will make a difference in the final taste. Here are some easy desserts that you can make quickly using navel oranges that you have on hand:

Moroccan Orange Cake – This simple cake has a great flavor that will make your family and friends think it took a lot longer to make than it really did. To make this delicious cake you will need white sugar, flour, navel oranges, vanilla, eggs, vegetable oil, baking powder and salt. Mix up a traditional cake batter but use the juice from the oranges instead of water, and use vanilla in the batter. If you want the cake to be traditional try using vanilla sugar instead of plain sugar. Mix up the batter, add in some orange zest and bake. You can frost this cake with a cream cheese frosting or leave it plain depending on your personal taste. If you’re serving this cake at a holiday party candied grapefruit pieces make a beautiful garnish for this cake.

Orange Pound Cake – This rich cake is great for breakfast or a quick snack as well as for dessert. To make this delicious treat mix up a traditional pound cake batter but add freshly squeezed juice from navel oranges or Valencia oranges instead of water, and add a few tablespoons of orange zest to the batter. If you want to dress up this simple but delicious cake for a party or for a special breakfast try topping it with freshly made orange marmalade or orange jelly. The combination of the sweet jam and the rich cake will thrill your family and friends. This is a great cake to whip up when you have unexpected company. It freezes beautifully so you can even make up a couple of cakes now and store them in the freezer so you have them ready when company drops by.

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