Easy Mandarin Cake
This simple mandarin cake is so light and fluffy you won't be able to stop at just one piece!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- ⅔ cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon grated zest of mandarin
- 4 tablespoon mandarin juice, about 4 mandarins
- ⅔ cup oil, sunflower, canola
- 4 tablespoon mandarin juice, about 4 mandarins
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 F/180 C.
- Spray an 8 inch round loose bottom/springform cake pan with non-stick spray. Alternatively, grease with butter. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
- Mix together the flour, baking powder and 1 cup granulated sugar.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour cream, mandarin zest, mandarin juice and oil.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mix and mix well until everything is evenly combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 - 60 minutes. Keep an eye on the cake. It is ready once it has risen and is golden brown.
- While the cake is baking, get on with making the mandarin syrup. Heat the mandarin juice and 1 tablespoon of sugar over low heat in a small pot. Continue to stir until the syrup has just begun to bubble. It will have thickened and appear syrupy.
- Once it has baked, remove the cake from the oven and immediately prick it all over with a toothpick. Brush the mandarin syrup over the top.
- Leave the cake in the pan to cool completely before serving.