ORANGE CAKE with ORANGE SYRUP (MAYAS)
ORANGE CAKE with ORANGE SYRUP (MAYAS)
ORANGE CAKE with ORANGE SYRUP (MAYAS)

Ingredients
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • ½ cup butter (1 stick) softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • ½ cup light sour cream
  • For Orange Syrup -
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 2 tablespoon butter
Directions
  • Directions
  • For the cake: Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • Beat egg, egg white, butter, sugar and orange peel with electric mixer until smooth and fluffy.
  • Stir in orange juice and sour cream. Add flour mixture and mix until smooth.
  • Pour into 6-cup (8inch) Bundt pan that has been greased and dusted with flour. Smooth top with spatula.
  • Bake at 350 degrees until browned and inserted into center comes out clean about 35 minutes.
  • Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Gently invert onto cake rack. Cool completely.
  • To serve tent cake with foil and warm in 300 degree oven until just heated through, not hot, about 10 minutes.
  • Cut into 1 inch slices and arrange 2 slices overlapping, on each dessert plate.
  • For the orange syrup: Bring sugar, orange juice and butter to boil in small saucepan, stirring well.
  • Simmer, uncovered until slightly syrupy and reduced to about 2/3 cup, about 8 minutes.
  • Serve warm in small pitcher for pouring.