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5 from 2 votes

Classic Orange Bundt Cake

Sharing this simple, classic dessert recipe for making a delicious bundt cake with a hint of citrus orange.
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bundt, cake, dessert, orange
Author: Jane and Sonja

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp dry quick rise yeast
  • ¾ cup warm milk
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 2.5 cups flour all purpose
  • Juice of 1 orange or lemon
  • 1-2 tbsp rum
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
  • ¼ cup icing sugar
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions

  • Combine yeast, 1 tbsp sugar and milk in a cup and let sit for 5 minutes while preparing batter. Cover with a paper towel to speed up the yeast rising.
  • Melt butter.
  • Combine butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, egg yolks and salt in a mixing bowl and mix together until creamy.
  • Add yeast mixture and continue mixing.
  • Add vanilla sugar and rum and continue mixing.
  • Add the flour and juice from an orange to the mixing bowl and mix together with a wooden spoon until combined.
  • Add raisins (if desired).
  • When all blended, let the batter sit for ½ hour in the same bowl covered with a paper towel or kitchen cloth.
  • Use a spatula and mix again, leave the batter for another 20 minutes covered.
  • Grease bundt pan.
  • Pour batter into the pan.
  • Bake 375F for 25 minutes. Check with a toothpick if the cake is ready. It is better to be undercooked than overcooked.
  • Remove from the pan. Once cool enough to the touch, remove the pan and let it cool completely on the wire rack.
  • Sprinkle with icing sugar when cool.