Outstanding Orange Cake
In a sea of desserts this simple unadorned cake is often overlooked. The fancier looking desserts get all the attention. But one taste of this delectable confection will have you coming back for seconds and thirds!
Equipment
- Bundt pan
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 3 oz package instant lemon pudding mix
- ½ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup orange flavored liqueur, Cointreu or Triple Sec
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp orange extract
For the glaze:
- ⅓ cup orange juice
- 1 tbsp orange liqueur, Cointreu or Triple Sec
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 tsp orange extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325℉.
- Generously grease a 10 inch bundt pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together cake and pudding mixes.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer whisk together orange juice, oil, eggs, Cointreau and 1 teaspoon orange extract until well combined.
- Reduce speed and slowly add dry ingredients.
- Whisk on high speed until you have a smooth, lump free batter.
- Pour batter into prepared bundt pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
- While cake is cooling, heat orange juice, sugar, Cointreau and butter in a saucepan over medium heat for two minutes until mixture bubbles. Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon orange extract.
- Drizzle over cake, pulling cake away from sides of the pan to allow glaze to trickle down the sides of the cake.
- Allow cake to soak up the glaze for 10 minutes. When all the glaze has been soaked up into the cake, turn out onto a cake plate to cool completely.