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Honey Citrus Cake

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You guys know I love a good cake, and this honey citrus cake is no exception. The cake flavored with orange extract and zest and the frosting is a simple buttercream with more orange flavor and sweetened with honey.

Honey Citrus Cake via Bakers Royale

Cake is my weakness. I would eat it for every meal if I could.So when California Dairy and Tieks partnered up and asked me to join them  with creating a post around my favorite Tieks, it was easy. Orange all the way.

Orange is my favorite color and one of my favorite flavors. This cake is inspired by the simplicity of Tieks design. In keeping with the simple and elegant design of their product, I wanted a cake with the same aesethetics.

Honey Citrus Cake from Bakers Royale

I love how this turned out. The orange slices dress up this simple white cake with bit of  elegance, while keeping it easy to pull off in design. I used dried oranges slices, and rehydrated them to make them pliable, You can of course make your own oranges slices, but I decided to use these from here.  As for the rest of the cake, layers are a dense almost pound cake like in texture and buttery like poundcake—again I was going for simple and clean—so the cake and frosting is not fussy in anyway.

 

Nope, just a few twists and turns of a few orange slices and you’ll have yourself a gorgeous cake in no time.

Honey Citrus Cake

Honey Citrus Cake

Yield: Serves 8-10

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
  • 8 oz. 4 percent cottage cheese, pureed
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 4 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon orange extract
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 cups all purpose flour

Instructions

Preparation-Heat oven to 350 degrees F | Lightly coat pan with bake spray and flour.

  1. Place butter in a saucepan over low heat to melt; set aside. Place cottage cheese in a food processor or blender and pulse until pureed and no lumps remain; set aside.
  2. Fit stand mixer with a paddle attachment and add melted butter, cottage cheese, sugar and zest into stand mixer bowl. Mix on medium-low for 1 minutes or until well combined. Add in vanilla, orange extract and salt and mix until well combined. While mixer is running, add eggs in one at time and mix well after each addition. Turn mixer down to low and keep mixer running while gradually adding in flour.
  3. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F until golden and a toothpick inserted comes out almost clean, approximately 60-70 minutes. Allow cake to cool in pan for 10 minutes. Turn out cake onto a cooling rack with topside down. Cool completely before cutting.

Frosting

Ingredients:

  • 5 large egg whites
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 sticks unsalted butter, sliced and softened
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • ½ teaspoon orange extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

  1. Combine egg whites and sugar in a stand mixer bowl and place it over (not on) simmering water. Heat mixture to 160 degrees F while whisking constantly.
  2. Transfer mixer bowl to stand mixer, fitted with a whisk attachment and beat on medium high speed  until mixture cools, doubles in volume and forms stiff peaks; about 10-12 minutes.
  3. Add butter in one piece at a time, mixing to incorporate after each addition..
  4. Add in honey, extract and salt, then mix to combine.

 

Notes

To finish the cake as seen, you can dehydrate your own citrus slices or make things easy on yourself and purchase them from here. I used one package and rehydrate them to make the slices pliable. Once rehydrated I gave each slice a brushing of honey and water combination of 2 to 1 parts.

© Naomi Robinson | Bakers Royale
Category: Cakes

Comments

  1. Julia @Vikalinka says

    Stunning cake, Naomi!! Wow, I can’t believe what you’ve done with orange slices for this cake’s design. Love!

  7. Tux of Brooklyn Homemaker says

    What an insanely beautiful cake!
    Where is that cake stand from? I’ve been trying to find a beautiful wooden cake stand but they all seem to be so pricey!

  8. The Blonde Chef says

    I am so impressed by the design of this cake! Everything about it is perfect! Definitely one of my favorite posts!

  9. Naomi Robinson says

    Hi Tux – I totally agree, most wooden cake stands are insanely pricey. This 10inch cake stand is was reasonable – $60 for a 10inch (compared to $200 that I’ve seen for the same size). I got it from Anthropologie, which is surprising because they are generally pricey.

    FYI-I didn’t see this online, so you may have to go into a store.

  11. Liz @ Floating Kitchen says

    This cake is stunning, Naomi. And I love Simple & Crisp Orange. They sure do make for a gorgeous presentation here!

  15. Nicola Miller Editor of The Millers Tale says

    Cottage cheese in a cake is an amazing addition- I love the texture it creates.

  18. Shashi @ runninsrilankan says

    WOW – Stunning! and that frosting – ooh so yum! Cake is my weekness too and a slice of this would bring me to ma knees! 🙂

  21. Brooks says

    Naomi, I saw this gem on Instagram, and I had to get a closer look. Simple elegance, clean execution, and the flavor profiles of orange and honey make it a standout. Brava!

  25. Sarah | Broma Bakery says

    It’s just too beautiful! I probably would’ve made this a centerpiece on my table for a few days before devouring it

  30. Katie @ Butterlust says

    Since the outsides are OBVIOUSLY beautiful, I want to give shoutout to the insides of this cake as well. Those slices look so velvety and smooth — and cottage cheese in pound(ish) cake?? — I must try!

  33. Paola Avila says

    Hello Nahomi, I love to follow your blog, and every recipie you put out, my grandma birthday is this sunday, and I am planing to make some special cake for her, and this is perfect, absolutly gorgeous, but I have a question, can I substitute the 3 cups of sugar for splenda? My grandma has diabetes =(

    thanks!! xoxo

  35. Andrea @ Cooking with Mamma C says

    Outstanding! I have a family recipe for orange cake that I’m planning to share at some point but don’t think I’ll be able to pull off the artistry that comes naturally to you. 🙂

  40. Bec {Daisy and the Fox} says

    this cake looks absolutely stunning!!
    and i just love the elegance and simplicity of it all 🙂
    amazing post as always!

    Bec {Daisy and the Fox}

  44. Billy Parisi says

    Man do you make some insane cakes! Always impressed with talent like this from folks who have no formal training or restaurant experience. I’d hire you in a second!

  45. Yelena says

    WOW, beautiful cake! Almost to beautiful to eat!!:)
    Would you happen to tell me what cake pan size you used? And what if I divided each layer in a separate pan? 🙂

    Thank you!!

  47. Tiffany @ Triple Crème Decadence says

    This is absolutely gorgeous! I adore the cascading orange slices.

  49. Tanja says

    Hi Naomi
    your cake looks stunning and I have a quick question
    I was wondering if you used any raising agents in the recipe or if the cake has a more dense texture
    thankyou td

  50. Mochin says

    Hello there! I was wondering if there is a substitute for the cottage cheese as i’ve not seen it anywhere in my country >.<

  52. Nikita Mehta says

    Hi! I love the look, flavour palette and combination of this cake! It’s awesome! I’m dying to make it. Can I dehydrate orange slices in the oven in advance before making this? Could you share the process if possible? Also for friends who medically need gluten free, could I sub flours? What would u recommend?

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