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Dessert

Orange Pecan Cake

About the Recipe

Ingredients

serves 8

1 naval orange, washed and unpeeled
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup water
1 stick butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 cup chopped toasted pecans
Coarse baker’s sugar, optional, for top

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°F.
Grease an 8-inch round cake pan, line the bottom with parchment paper and grease paper.
Cut the orange into quarters, remove any seeds and blend in a food processor until smooth, scraping down sides at least once.
Dissolve baking soda in ½ cup water and add to the food processor with butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and flour. Process to combine. Add pecans and stir with a spoon or pulse a few times to incorporate.
Pour batter into prepared cake tin and sprinkle with coarse baker’s sugar.
Bake 50-60 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool on a rack for 15-20 minutes, run a knife around edge of cake and invert on to cooling rack to cool completely.

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