fourservingsMade with seasonal fresh oranges, this Orange Cake with Cointreau is an absolute crowd pleaser . Include it when planning your next party and your guests will absolutely love it.
‘The fruits of a tree on the roadside are never eaten ripe’
An African Proverb
Why Cointreau?
Cointreau is an orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur. It should be a staple in every home bar, as it is the key ingredient in many cocktails such as; margaritas, cosmopolitans and many others. One of my go-to cocktails is the Cointreau fizz- a combination of oranges, cointreau, soda water and mint.
The decision to bake this cake was an easy one to make for several reasons: I have an ongoing love affair with cointreau, plus I love the addition of alcohol in cakes. Finally, this recipe is basically my go-to cocktail in a cake.
Topping for the Cake:
The Icing on this cake is an Orange and Cointreau Syrup accompanied by caramelized orange slices.Not only does the syrup help to keep the cake moist, it also adds flavor which is always good! For those fancy dinners or parties, you can also add caramelized orange slices and be sure to impress your guests.
Orange Cointreau Cake
Equipment
- 1 30cm rectanglar loaf cake pan
Ingredients
- 250 grams butter (1 cup+2 tbsp)
- 150 grams sugar (¾ cup)
- 5 eggs
- 250 grams flour (1½ cup flour)
- ½ tsp salt
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- 5 tbsp Cointreau
- ¼ cup orange juice (squeezed)
- 1 tbsp orange rind
- 1 tbsp butter for cake mold
Orange Glaze
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp cointreau
- ½ cup sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170°c (338°f)
- Add baking powder and salt to flour and mix .
- With a a cake mixer, mix butter and sugar to a creamy mass. This will take approximately 3minutes.
- Add eggs two at a time and mix on high speed between each addition.
- Add flour mixture half a cup at a time, cointreau, orange juice and orange rind.
- Bake for 40minutes or till skewer comes out clean.
Orange Cointreau Glaze
- Mix sugar, orange juice and cointreau together in a sauce pot and bring to a boil.Let it boil for about 10minutes till it turns translucent an dthe syrup thickens.
- Poke holes into cake with skewer and pour syrup over cake and top with some orange segments.
You forgot to add the 1/4 cup orange juice in your instruction—although it appears in recipe list of ingredients. This must be corrected.
Thanks so much. Corrections made