Oranges are loved by a huge number of people, it is a juicy, bright fruit with a special flavor. Citrus can restore physical condition, saturate the body with vitamin C. The
aroma of oranges is considered one of the most popular in the world. Its concentrate is added to a large number of perfumes and toilet water. In the field of confectionery, orange flavor is also not lagging behind in terms of popularity. Many cookies, cakes and candies are prepared with orange extract and juice.
Psychologists attribute the relevance of orange smell and taste to the production of dopamine
.
A person who constantly eats this type of citrus fruit becomes happier and healthier.
Let’s also make an interesting dessert from oranges, namely make a cake
.
Ingredients for orange cake:
- orange juice – 750 ml;
- cream – 100 g;
- cookies – 180 g;
- condensed milk – 20 g;
- milk – 500 ml;
- cream cheese – 50 g;
- sugar – 8 tbsp;
- mascarpone – 30 g;
- cornstarch – 8 tbsp. tbsp;
- butter – 30 g.
Preparation of orange cake:
In 250 ml of orange juice you need to dip the cookies to soak up the liquid. Cover a 22 cm diameter baking mold with food film, lay the soaked cookies on the bottom.
In a saucepan with milk pour 4 tablespoons of cornstarch and granulated sugar, mix the loose components
.
The same amount of starch and sugar add to 500 ml of orange juice.
On medium heat both liquids in different saucepans bring to thickening. To the milk
mixture
we put mascarpone, to the orange one – butter.
When the mixtures become thick, one by one with a tablespoon we put the layers of milk and orange cream on the bottom of the cookies.
The resulting “zebra” we take away in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
Do not forget to cover the surface of the cake with cellophane.
Beat with a mixer cream cheese with condensed milk, gradually pouring cream into the mixture. Bring the cream to the state of stable peaks. Cover the sides and top of the hardened cake with this mass.
As a decoration for the cake you can use orange zest.
A similar dessert can also be made from the juice of tangerines and other citrus fruits.
