Fireside Orange Cake With Brandy Glaze Recipes

ORANGE-SOAKED BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F Butter and flour a 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup bundt pan.
• To make the cake-- Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and soda into the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the butter and mix on low speed until fine crumbs form. Change to the whisk attachment. With the machine running on medium speed, whisk in the oil, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and orange juice. Whisk in the eggs one at a time and then increase the speed to high and whisk the batter until light, about 3 min., scraping the sides of the bowl if necessary. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minute.
• To make the syrup and glaze-- While the cake bakes, whisk together in a small bowl the orange juice concentrate, butter, rum, and 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar.
• When the cake is done, set the pan on a rack to cool for 5 minute With a thin skewer, poke the cake all the way through to the bottom of the pan in about 100 places. Pour 1/3 cup of the syrup over the cake and let stand for 1/2 hour; repeat with another 1/3 cup of syrup and let stand another 1/2 hour before removing the cake from the pan. (At this point you can wrap the cake in plastic and hold for up to 3 days at room temperature; in fact, the flavor only improves.) Cover the remaining syrup with plastic and store at room temperature.
• When ready to serve, whisk the remaining 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar into the remaining syrup. Set the cake on a rack over a baking sheet and pour the glaze over the cake. Let stand for at least 10 minute before slicing and serving.

NEW YEAR'S ORANGE AND BRANDY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 10-inch round cake pan.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until light yellow and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add the butter or butter and margarine and beat for 1 minute more. Beat in the orange juice and brandy.
• Whisk together the flour with the baking powder, baking soda and the zests in another large bowl. Add to the yolk mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until incorporated.
• In a large clean bowl, with clean beaters, beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Fold them into the batter. Pour the batter into the pan and shake gently to even the top. Decorate the top with almonds.
• Bake the cake for about 1 hour, or until it is golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack before removing from the pan and serving.

FIRESIDE ORANGE CAKE WITH BRANDY GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F.
• Grease and lightly flour a 9 X 2 inch springform pan.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Set aside.
• Cream together the butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time.
• Add the extracts to the milk and stir into the batter alternating with the flour mixture.
• Halve the orange and squeeze, reserving about 1/2 cup of the juice.
• In a food processor, grind the orange rind shells with the almonds, raisins and dates for about 45 seconds.
• Stir this into the batter.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until tests done.
• In a small saucepan, heat reserved orange juice, sugar and brandy until sugar dissolves.
• While cake is still hot, prick in several places with a toothpick and spoon the sauce all over it.
• After about 20 minutes, remove from springform pan and serve.