ROASTED ORANGE CAKES

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Categories     Cake     Rum     Egg     Fruit     Dessert     Bake     Orange     Raisin     Vanilla     Summer     Gourmet

Yield Makes 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/3 cup golden raisins
1/3 cup dark rum
8 to 10 large navel oranges
1 1/2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
3/4 cup well-shaken buttermilk
Accompaniment: superpremium vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°F.
  • Simmer raisins and rum in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally, until rum is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
  • Cut a very thin slice off bottom of each orange so it will stand without rolling. Cut a 3/4-inch-thick slice off top of each, removing any flesh from tops and reserving them. Remove as much flesh as possible from orange with a sharp knife and a spoon (reserving flesh for another use if desired), leaving an empty shell.
  • Sift together flour, baking soda and powder, and salt. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla and zest. Alternately fold in flour mixture and buttermilk in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in raisins.
  • Fill orange shells two-thirds full with batter and put tops in place. Wrap oranges individually in foil and arrange on a baking sheet. Bake in middle of oven 50 minutes.
  • Transfer oranges in foil to a rack. Remove foil when cool enough to handle, then cool oranges on racks at least 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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