Orange Apple Cake
Original recipe yield: 1 -10 inch tube pan.
INGREDIENTS:
3 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
5 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup orange juice
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan.
Sprinkle sliced apples with 5 tablespoons white sugar and the ground cinnamon. Toss to coat and set aside.
Mix the flour, eggs, 2 cups sugar, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, orange juice and vanilla until well blended. Batter will be fairly stiff.
Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared pan. Place the apple mixture over the batter then pour the remaining batter over the top.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 to 80 minutes. Let cake cool in pan.
Zucchini Chocolate Orange Cake
"Very moist and different."
Original recipe yield: 1 Bundt pan.
INGREDIENTS :
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon round cinnamon
3/4 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup orange juice ( or milk )
3 cups grated zucchini
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour Bundt pan.
In a medium bowl, sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla and orange juice to the butter mixture. Stir in dry ingredients and mix until well blended. Fold in zucchini, orange zest and nuts.
Pour into a greased and floured Bundt cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Allow to cool, then drizzle with glaze.
To make the glaze: In a small bowl mix together sugar, orange juice and vanilla. Invert cake onto serving dish, then pour glaze over.