Florida Orange Flower Cake
Tender and fluffy orange cake layers with orange flavored whipped cream and fresh oranges.
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE
- 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- zest of one large orange
- 3 eggs at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (120 g) buttermilk at room temperature
- juice of one large orange
- 2 cups (226 g) cake flour
- 2 tsp (8 g) baking powder
- 1 tsp (5.6 g) salt
FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM
- 1 cup (231 g) heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup (70 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp (4 g) orange extract
- zest of one large orange
GARNISH
- sliced oranges
Instructions
FOR THE CAKE
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Spray two 8-inch round cake pans with nonstick spray, line the bottom with parchment paper, spray again and set aside.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar and zest on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about two minutes.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, making sure to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl between each addition.
- With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the dry ingredients with the buttermilk and orange juice, starting and ending with the flour mixture. Mix just until the dry ingredients are incorporated.
- Bake the cake layers for 20 to 23 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs on it. Let the cakes cool in their pans for about 10 minutes and then invert them on to wire racks to cool completely.TIP: spray your wire racks with nonstick cooking spray.
FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM
- Combine all the ingredients in a chilled metal bowl and beat with a whisk attachment until stiff peaks form.
ASSEMBLY
- Place one cake layer, top side up, on a cake stand. Evenly spread half of the whipped cream on top of the cake layer and then arrange half of the orange slices on top.
- Place the second cake layer, top side down, on the filling. Evenly spread the remaining whipped cream on top of the cake and arrange the remaining orange slices on top.