Honey and Cream Orange Cake with Fig Jam

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1In a large bowl, pour 720 ml of chilled heavy cream.
  2. 2Beat the heavy cream using an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
  3. 3Add honey to the whipped cream.
  4. 4Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the whipped cream.
  5. 5Continue beating until stiff peaks form.
  6. 6In a saucepan, add brown sugar, granulated sugar, and water. Stir to combine.
  7. 7Add orange slices to the liquid mixture in the saucepan.
  8. 8In a bowl, combine granulated sugar, eggs, and vegetable oil. Whisk until well combined.
  9. 9Add vanilla extract, orange juice, and orange zest to the egg mixture. Whisk well.
  10. 10Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into the wet ingredients.
  11. 11Stir until the batter is smooth.
  12. 12Grease and flour a round cake pan.
  13. 13Sprinkle a small amount of granulated sugar at the bottom of the pan.
  14. 14Arrange the cooked orange slices on the bottom of the prepared cake pan.
  15. 15Pour the cake batter over the orange slices in the pan.
  16. 16Add granulated sugar to the saucepan with the remaining liquid from cooking oranges.
  17. 17Add vanilla extract and honey to the liquid in the saucepan.
  18. 18Add orange juice to the mixture in the saucepan.
  19. 19Once the cake is baked, carefully remove the parchment paper from the top, revealing the orange slices.
  20. 20Brush the top of the cake with the orange-honey syrup made earlier.
  21. 21Top the cake with generous dollops of the prepared whipped cream.
  22. 22Spread the whipped cream evenly over the cake.
  23. 23Add spoonfuls of fig jam on top of the whipped cream.
  24. 24Drizzle honey over the fig jam and whipped cream.
  25. 25Slice and serve the cake.

Ingredients

  • 720 ml Chilled heavy cream
  • 6 - 8 tbsp Honey to taste
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 6 Orange slices
  • 100 g Brown sugar
  • 100 g Granulated sugar
  • 120 ml Water
  • Dough:
  • 200 g All-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 3 large Eggs
  • 80 ml Vegetable oil
  • 60 ml Orange Juice (abt. one orange)
  • 1 Orange, zested
  • 150 g Fig jam

Equipment

Electric mixerLarge bowlSaucepanWhiskSpatulaRound cake panForkBrush