ORANGE CARDAMOM CAKE

ORANGE CARDAMOM CAKE image

Number Of Ingredients 18

Cake:
Cooking spray $
3 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar $
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 3/4 teaspoons ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup fresh orange juice $
2/3 cup canola oil $
1 tablespoon grated orange rind (3 medium navel oranges)
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind (from 2 lemons)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs $
Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
4 1/2 teaspoons fresh orange juice $
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. To prepare cake, coat a 10-inch tube pan or Bundt pan with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour. Set aside. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cardamom, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in center of mixture. Add 3/4 cup orange juice, canola oil, orange rind, lemon rind, vanilla, and eggs to flour mixture; beat with a mixer at low speed until well combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Spoon batter into prepared cake pan, spreading evenly. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. To prepare glaze, combine 1 cup of powdered sugar, 4 1/2 teaspoons orange juice, and lemon juice in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Drizzle glaze over warm cake; cool cake completely on wire rack.