Blood Orange, Chamomile, and Olive Oil Bundt Cake
485kcal
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
- 3 tbsp strongly brewed chamomile tea 3 teabags in one cup of boiling water. Reserve 2 more tablespoons for icing
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 blood oranges zested, reserve one teaspoon of zest for the icing and use the rest for the cake
- 1 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 eggs room temperature
- 1/4 cup juice of blood orange strained through a sieve
- 1/2 cup olive oil
Icing Ingredients
- 2 tbsp chamomile tea
- 1 tsp blood orange zest
- 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tbsp half and half
Equipment
- 1 small bowl
- coffee mug
- mixer
Method
- Brew tea
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Butter the pan and dust with flour and sprinkle demerara sugar into the bottom
- Zest the two oranges and set aside 1 tsp of zest for the icing. and cut into halves for juicing. Strain the juice into a bowl and set aside. The juice from 1 1/2 oranges should yield roughly 1/4 cup of juice
- In a large bowl, break the five eggs. Add the sugar and beat until the sugar starts to dissolve (about 3 minutes with a handheld mixer on a low setting)
- Add the chamomile tea and continue to blend for another 2-3 minutes
- Add the juice, zest and olive oil whisk until just blended
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder. Add the flour slowly to the egg/sugar mixture, mixing with a wooden spoon until incorporated
- Pour into pan and bake for 45 minutes at 350°
- Cool on a rack
- While the cake is cooling, beat the zest, tea, confectioners sugar together until thick and creamy. Thin slightly with the half and half and glaze the cake until it's cooled completely
Nutrition
Calories485kcalCarbohydrates78gProtein7gFat17gSaturated Fat3gCholesterol103mgSodium311mgPotassium91mgFiber1gSugar54gVitamin A178IUVitamin C6mgCalcium91mgIron1mg