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Orange Bundt Cake with Saffron

Easy orange cake recipe with bright color and a unique flavor. Great with fresh fruits, chopped nuts, frosted plain or simply dusted with some powdered sugar.
Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time50 mins
cooling2 hrs 10 mins
Total Time1 hr 20 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Halal
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 399kcal
Author: Amira

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon boiling water
  • ½ teaspoon saffron threads
  • teaspoon turmeric
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 2 Tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 Tablespoon orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 ¼ sticks (1 ⅛ cup) unsalted butter room temperature.
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 egg yolk large.

Glaze (optional)

  • 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons plain yogurt
  • 1 cuo chopped pistachios

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 12 cup bundt pan with butter or spray with baking spray.
  • In a cup mix saffron, turmeric and hot water together and let it steep for 15 minutes.
  • Add buttermilk, vanilla, orange juice and zest to the saffron mixture and mix well.
  • In a large bowl, sift in flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda and mix well.
  • Cream butter and sugar until fluffy and pale.
  • Beat in eggs one by one then add the yolk.
  • Add flour mixture alternating with saffron mixture mixing after each addition.*
  • Pour batter into the bundt cake and bake for 50 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean
  • Let the cake cool for 10 minutes in the pan then let it cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Whisk glaze ingredients well then pour over the cake
  • Decorate with some chopped pistachios.

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Notes

  • * To avoid over-mixing, start and end with the flour mixture. With the last addition of flour mixture mix with a wooden spoon instead of your mixer.

Nutrition

Calories: 399kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 489IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg