Upside down orange cake
Easy
Camille C.
Camille C.

Upside down orange cake

15 minutesPrep time

50 minutesCook time

457 cal.Per serving

Ingredients for 1 Gâteau

Orange

3/8

Orange

Olive oil

19 ml

Olive oil

Sugar (granulated)

38 g

Sugar (granulated)

Egg

1/2

Egg

Baking powder

3/50 sach.

Baking powder

Flour (all-purpose)

25 g

Flour (all-purpose)

Utensils

Stovetop, Pot (small), Oven, Electric hand mixer, Grater, Sheet Tray, Parchment paper

recipe

  • Step 1
    Preheat the oven to 180°C. Wash the oranges and cut them into thin, round slices. Leave one orange to the side without cutting it.
  • Step 2
    In a large pan, add the oranges and half the sugar.
  • Step 3
    Pour 1 cup of water in with the oranges and bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Step 4
    While the oranges are cooking, whisk the eggs, the remaining sugar*, and a pinch of sea salt in a bowl. Mix well until soft peaks form. *Check out our tips for this recipe
  • Step 5
    Little by little add the olive oil and continue whisking until well combined.
  • Step 6
    Add the baking powder and zest from one orange (the one you left aside earlier!). Cut the orange in half and squeeze the juice into the batter.
  • Step 7
    Add the flour and carefully mix using a spatula. The batter should be light and airy.
  • Step 8
    Remove the orange slices from the heat and set aside.
  • Step 9
    Add a piece of parchment paper to the bottom of your baking pan and coat with a drizzle of olive oil using your fingers.
  • Step 10
    Add the orange slices in a round pattern at the bottom of the baking pan. Keep the syrup leftover.
  • Step 11
    Delicately cover the orange slices with the batter. Bake for 35 minutes at 180°C.
  • Step 12
    Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes. Slide a knife around the cake to make sur it doesn't stick.
  • Step 13
    Top the baking pan with a large plate, hold it in place and quickly flip. Carefully remove the parchment paper. Pour the remaining syrup over the cake.
  • Step 14
    Enjoy!

Recipe tip

If you wish to reduce sugar quantities, you can remove up to ⅓ of the sugar in this recipe without altering flavor.