For the cake:<\/em><\/p>\n2 c. all-purpose flour<\/p>\n
1\u00bd tsp. baking powder<\/p>\n
\u00bd tsp. baking soda<\/p>\n
\u00bd tsp. salt<\/p>\n
\u00bd c. butter, softened<\/p>\n
1 c. granulated sugar<\/p>\n
3 large eggs<\/p>\n
1 tsp. vanilla extract<\/p>\n
1 Tbsp. orange zest<\/p>\n
\u00bc c. orange juice<\/p>\n
\u00be c. buttermilk<\/p>\n
For the topping:<\/em><\/p>\n\u00be c. granulated sugar<\/p>\n
6 Tbsp. water<\/p>\n
\u00bd tsp. vanilla extract<\/p>\n
2 Tbsp. orange juice<\/p>\n
4 Tbsp. butter, softened<\/p>\n
2 large Hale Groves Oranges<\/a>, peeled and sliced thin<\/p>\nDirections:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Pre-heat the oven to 350\u00baF. Grease and flour 9″ round cake pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper and set aside.<\/li>\n
- Make topping first<\/em>: Warm water and sugar in a small saucepan on medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking until the mixture caramelizes and turns golden brown (8-12 minutes). Remove from heat. Add vanilla extract and orange juice. Whisk in butter until melted. Pour into prepared cake pan. Place thinly sliced oranges on top. Set aside.<\/li>\n
- Prepare cake batter<\/em>: Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Set side.<\/li>\n
- In large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add eggs one at a time; beat until well blended. Add vanilla extract, zest, orange juice and buttermilk and mix well to combine.<\/li>\n
- Add the dry ingredients and mix till just combined. Do not over-mix.<\/li>\n
- Pour batter carefully over the caramel and orange slices in cake pan. Smooth top with a spatula and bake 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.<\/li>\n
- Remove cake from oven and cool in pan for 5 minutes. Loosen edges of cake with a knife or thin spatula. Invert cake onto a cake stand or serving platter. Cool slightly and serve cake warm or at room temperature.<\/li>\n
- Store leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge. Cake can be reheated lightly in the microwave before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31491,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[],"cuisine-recipe-category":[55],"cuisine-recipe-course":[],"cuisine-recipe-cuisine":[],"class_list":["post-41496","cuisine-recipe","type-cuisine-recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cuisine-recipe-category-desserts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe\/41496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cuisine-recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41496"},{"taxonomy":"cuisine-recipe-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe-category?post=41496"},{"taxonomy":"cuisine-recipe-course","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe-course?post=41496"},{"taxonomy":"cuisine-recipe-cuisine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe-cuisine?post=41496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}