New Years Orange And Brandy Cake Recipe Epicuriouscom

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.

GREEK NEW YEAR'S ORANGE AND BRANDY CAKE (VASSILOPITA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F, and grease a 10" round cake pan.
• Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until creamy (about 3 min). Add butter and beat an additional minute. Beat in orange juice and brandy.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder, baking soda and zests. Add the dry ingredients to the yolk mixture, and stir until thoroughly mixed.
• Clean the beaters, and beat the egg whites in a clean bowl until soft peaks form. Fold them gently into the batter. Pour the batter into the cake pan and shake gently to even the top. Decorate the top with almonds (if making for the new year, write the year with the almonds).
• Bake for about an hour, or until golden brown on top, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool before removing from the pan.