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Orange Cake Recipe with Toffee Sauce

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A delicious orange cake with orange zest in the batter, served with homemade toffee sauce drizzled on top. Perfect alternative to traditional fruit cakes during Christmas.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Cake
Cuisine International

Ingredients
  

Orange Cake Recipe

  • 1.5 cups regular flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 eggs at room temperature
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp fresh orange zest
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Toffee Sauce Recipe

  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup cream I use whipping cream
  • 6 tbsp butter cut into small pieces
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

To Make the Cake:

  • Pre-heat oven to 350F / 180C.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  • Add eggs, sour cream, oil, orange zest and vanilla to the flour mixture.
  • Using an electric blender on med-low speed, beat for 1 min, until blended. Scrap sides and bottom, beat on med. speed for 1 min. If beating by hand, do it briskly in one direction for about 3-4 mins until well blended and you can't see traces of flour sticking out.
  • Spread batter in greased cake pan or loaf pan.
  • Bake at 350F / 180C for 50-55min. Let cool in the pan for 10mins.
  • Poke holes all over warm cake with a fork and pour the toffee sauce over it. Cool completely before cutting and serving.

To Make Toffee Sauce:

  • In a pan, combine sugar, cream, salt and butter
  • Bring to a boil whisking continuously.
  • Reduce heat and simmer whisking for 2mins till sugar is dissolved.
  • Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla extract.
  • Let it cool for 5mins or till slightly thickened.
  • Pour over cake while still warm.