Orange pastry
Description
Delicious pastry for the whole family. I want to share a recipe for very tasty orange sponge cakes. I usually decorate the cakes with almond flakes and powdered sugar. But the Year of the Tiger is just around the corner! I suggest decorating them with chocolate stripes—the pastry is bright, orange, just like a tiger. The pastry is ready. Serve it to the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for the sponge cake, glaze, and chocolate stripes. Let’s begin!
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Step 2
Wash the oranges thoroughly. Remove the zest from one orange; that will be enough for the batter. Squeeze the juice from two oranges, though—you need 150 ml of juice for the batter and 1–2 tbsp of juice for the glaze.
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Step 3
The butter should be at room temperature and soft. Add sugar to it and beat with a mixer until smooth.
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Step 4
Add orange zest and one egg to the dough. Beat with a mixer until smooth, then beat in the second egg and whisk again.
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Step 5
Add flour and baking powder to the dough, and pour in 150 ml of orange juice.
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Step 6
Beat the dough until it becomes smooth and uniform.
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Step 7
Line a baking dish with parchment paper and pour in the batter; it is not very thick. Smooth it out and place it in a preheated oven. Bake at 180°C for 35 minutes.
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Step 8
Check the sponge cake’s doneness with a bamboo skewer; if it comes out dry, the sponge cake is ready.
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Step 9
While the sponge cake is cooling, combine the powdered sugar with 1-2 tablespoons of orange juice. If the dessert is for adults, part of the juice can be replaced with orange liqueur. Mix the glaze well.
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Step 10
Brush the warm sponge cake with glaze. Transfer to a rack to cool.
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Step 11
Cut the sponge cake into 8 pieces. Melt the chocolate, transfer it to a piping cone, and make stripes on the pastries. I made several variations: straight stripes, rounded ones, broken lines, and waves. Choose the option you like or come up with your own.
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Step 12
Inside, the pastries are juicy, delicate, and soft. They bake through perfectly, yet still keep a special moistness—that’s exactly why I love them! Give them a try! Happy upcoming New Year!