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Semolina Orange Cake

Semolina Orange Cake

This one bowl cake made with semolina flour has a crunchy sweet crust outside, soft and tender texture inside and some delicate notes of orange flavor.
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Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for the cake:

  • 200 g semolina flour
  • 170 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 200 g sugar
  • 120 ml vegetable oil
  • 100 ml orange juice
  • 100 ml buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp orange zest
  • 1 tsp lemon zest

Ingredients for the syrup(optional):

  • 200 ml water
  • 40 ml orange juice
  • 10 ml lemon juice
  • 40 g sugar

Ingredients for the cream cheese frosting (optional):

  • 100 g cold cream cheese
  • 50 g powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl combine the semolina flour, sugar, buttermilk, orange juice, vegetable oil, salt, orange zest, lemon zest and give it a good stir so all the ingredients are combined well. Set the mixture aside for one hour to allow the semolina flour to soak in the liquid.
  • In the meantime, combine the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and mix well.
  • After one hour the semolina mixture thickened well and now, we can combine it with the dry ingredients. Mix it with a spatula until the flour is incorporated well.
  • Transfer the cake batter into a baking pan covered with parchment paper and smooth it with a spatula. Bake it at 350 F degrees for about 35 minutes or until a beautiful golden-brown top. I use a 9x9 baking pan, but you can use any baking pan you have. The only difference will be the baking time.
  • Check the readiness of the cake with a skewer or toothpick. The skewer inserted into the cake should come out dry. Transfer the cake onto a cooling rack and let it cool completely.
  • My cake has cooled down, and I like to trim the sides of the cake and divided it into small pieces. The cake turned out soft and is holding its shape very well.
  • If you like a moist type of cakes, you can make a syrup by combining water, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and bringing it to a boil. Then transfer the mixture into a bowl and let it cool. When the cake is still warm, poke the surface with a skewer and pour the syrup on top. Let it soak for about 20 minutes before serving.
  • I like my cake the way it turned out, so I will just decorate it with cream cheese frosting. You can also just dust it with powdered sugar or serve it with a ball of ice cream.

Notes

All the ingredient for the cake needs to be at room temperature.
I use a 9x9 baking pan, but you can use any baking pan you have. The only difference will be the baking time.
If you like a moist type of cakes, you can make a syrup to soak the cake.
You may decorate the cake with cream cheese frosting, dust it with powdered sugar or serve it with a ball of ice cream.