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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 Method Notes

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

Method
 

  1. 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.
  2. In the meantime, combine the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and mix well.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.