Cake recipe from a cafe in sunny Portofino

When I was given a tour of Europe, there was no limit to my happiness. Celebrating a birthday in Italy is the dream of a 17-year-old girl. Wonderful. portofino I remember not only the city square with a small harbor and colored houses. The kitchen occupies a special place here. In it you will not find the usual "Tiramissa" and "Caprese", all dishes are simple. It was there, in Portofino, that I first tasted the amazing orange pie.





Being a terrible sweet tooth, I can not deny myself a piece of favorite cake or pie. Even my cookbook is 80% dessert! But right. orange-cake recipe It's only recently appeared. Through trial and error, I was able to find one that I remember tasted 17 years later.





A loose and slightly moist biscuit soaked in vanilla syrup is where the real pleasure for sweet tooth is. There is no person who would not like this airy and moderately sweet cake with barely perceptible notes of orange peel. And tonight. "Site" I suggest you make this delicious treat.

Test ingredients

• 150g soft butter
• 4 eggs
• 150g premium flour
• 170g powdered sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 ml liquid vanilla essence

Filling ingredients

• 1 big orange
• 125 ml of water
• 200g powdered sugar
• 2 ml liquid vanilla essence

Oranges for filling, which is laid out on top of the cake, choose very juicy with a thin peel.

Preparation

1. For oranges, we'll cook. syrupMix water and powdered sugar in a pot with a thick bottom. Put the mixture on a slow fire and stir constantly until the powder dissolves and the syrup becomes clear.
   
   
   
   
2. Wash the oranges with a brush under running water. Wipe dry, excess moisture to nothing, and cut rings 5 mm thick. Put the sliced oranges on the towel to remove the excess juice.
   
   
   
   
3. In the hot sugar syrup, add the vanilla essence, stir and immerse the oranges in the liquid. Hold the fire for 2 minutes and turn it off. Let the citrus soak up vanilla and sugar.
4. While the oranges are cooling, let's make the dough. In a separate container, mix with a mixer. powdered. Without stopping whipping, one by one add eggs, vanilla essence, baking powder and flour sieved through a sieve. The dough should not be too thick.
   
   
   
5. Baking mold detachable parchment and oil it. Don't lubricate the shape! Spread the oranges to the bottom and pour the remaining syrup.
   
   
   
   
6. Pour the dough on oranges and immediately send to the oven heated to 160 degrees.
7. Bake the cake for 40 minutes, checking readiness with a wooden stick.
8. When the biscuit is ready, let it cool in shape. After a while, take off the sides of the shape and turn the cake on a plate. Carefully remove the bottom and parchment. Bon appetit!
   
   
   
   

To orange cake turned out to be tender and fragrant, pay special attention to biscuit. Choose quality ingredients, do not be lazy to sift through flour and do not open the oven for the first 20 minutes of baking. So the cake will be smooth and lush.

As you can see, the minimum cost of effort and money, simple products in the composition, allow you to pamper your family sweets every day. Serve the cake to the table completely cooled. I'm sure you won't stop at one!