With blood orange juice in both the cake and drizzle, this Blood Orange Drizzle Cake makes the most of the beautiful blood orange.
Have you tried blood oranges before?
I had never tried a blood orange before making this cake. Every year I remembered seeing them and hearing people rave about them so this year I decided it was definitely time I saw what all the fuss was about.
I looked for them in a couple of supermarkets with no luck. I then realised that I could order them to come with my vegetable box which was quite exciting!
As soon as they came I knew I wanted to tweak the Double Orange Cake already on my blog. This recipe is one of Mary Berry’s which is really delicious. I wanted to tweak this recipe to create this Blood Orange Drizzle Cake.
Different blood orange varieties
I must admit when I cut into the blood oranges for the first time I was expecting them to be a deeper red. I’ve since realised that there are three different blood orange varieties and they can vary in their redness.
The blood oranges I used had a lovely mottled red colour that had a beautifully vibrant pink juice.
The flavour of the blood oranges will also vary depending on which you use. They are all known for having a stronger taste and aroma than normal oranges with a slightly sweeter taste.
If you haven’t tried them before I would definitely recommend it if you can get your hands on one!
When are blood oranges in season?
The blood orange season isn’t particularly long. Depending on the variety you can find them between December and May. Unlike some other fruit, I believe you will struggle to find these outside of their season which is a good thing in my opinion.
So make sure you get them while you can!
Simple decorations
I decided to decorate the Blood Orange Drizzle Cake very simply with the drizzle and some dehydrated blood orange slices. The vibrant colour of the juice created such a vivid pink drizzle that you may think that food colouring has been used.
The dehydrated blood orange slices are very simple to make and add a lovely and natural decoration. However you can decorate the cake with some finely grated blood orange zest.
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Blood Orange Drizzle Cake
With blood orange juice in both the cake and drizzle, this Blood Orange Drizzle Cake makes the most of the beautiful blood orange.
Ingredients
For the cake
- 175 g margarine
- 175 g caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 175 g self raising flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 70 ml blood orange juice (1 orange)
- 1 blood orange zested
For the drizzle
- 100 g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp blood orange juice
- Finely shredded rind or dehydrated orange slices to decorate
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 160°C (fan assisted, 180°C non fan) . Line a 20 cm (8 inch) deep round cake tin with baking parchment
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Measure all of the ingredients into a bowl and beat until thoroughly mixed
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Pour into the cake tin, level the surface and bake for 30-35 minutes until a cocktail stick comes out clean
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Leave to cool in the tin for 20 minutes before turning out of the tin. Allow to cool on a wire rack
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When the cake has cooled, make the drizzle by gradually adding the blood orange juice to the icing sugar. Add enough juice until you have a thick but drizzle-able consistency
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For dehydrated blood orange slices preheat the oven to it's lowest temperature. Finely slice blood oranges and dab away excess juice with a paper towel. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and place the oranges. Put them in the oven for 6-8 hours until they are hard
Recipe Notes
Nutritional information is given as a guide only.
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It looks and sounds delicious and I love the dark and moody photography to go with it! My family love drizzle cakes so it’s definitely a recipe they’d enjoy too.
Thanks Corina 🙂
Looks amazing sweetie, I do so love orange flavour cakes, and the blood orange adds such a beautiful colour too. Defo one to make gluten free x
What a pretty cake – I absolutely love the colour of that drizzle
Thanks Mandy. It’s so bright isn’t it!
What a delicious looking cake! I haven’t found any blood oranges this season yet. I really need to get some and get baking!
I was very pleased that the people I get my veg box from had them 🙂
I have a mild obsession with blood oranges This cake looks absolutely mouth watering. I love the colour of that drizzle!
Haha love it. Thank you 🙂
Such a beautiful cake. I haven’t seen any blood oranges yet, but I need to get hold of some to do my own baking.
This looks like there is a slice with my name on it.
Thank you 🙂 I think a lot of people are struggling to find them at the moment. Hopefully you’ll find some soon!
Wow, I love the look of this cake. I think I usually clear the shops locally of blood oranges at this time of year so I’ll definitely be adding this to my list. Thanks for sharing, Michelle x
Thank you. Haha they’re so beautiful aren’t they!
This is a beauty. I love the colour that blood oranges send the icing – it makes a slice hard to resist.
Thanks Lucy. It’s so vibrant isn’t it!
I’ve never had a blood orange either! I adore these sort of cakes. So much simple flavour they taste incredible! Great photos too. Will have to look out for them. Thank you so much for bringing it to #BakingCrumbs
I’m glad I’m not the only one! I love a simple cake. Sometimes you just don’t have the time to be messing around with layers and decorations!
I love the look of your cake – its such a wonderful mix of colours and I love a drizzle cake. I must admit I also have never eaten a blog orange, but they always look so good. x
Thanks Jenny. Oh you’ll have to try one! x
What a gorgeous cake Cat! Drizzle cakes are one of my favourites and whether they are lemon or orange I really adore them. I love the colour of the drizzle and how beautifully you’ve decorated the cake with dehydrated orange slices – perfection! Thank you for sharing this beauty with #BakingCrumbs 🙂 x
This look stunning, I just love the colour of blood oranges!
Thanks Kat, they’re so pretty aren’t they!
Gorgeous photo of another stunning bake!
Thank you very much 🙂
OMG! It look so tempting differently yummy in taste. I will definitely try this.
Thank you 🙂
This is amazing recipe, It looks super delicious I will definitely try this one.