Chocolate Olive Oil Cake with Blood Orange Glaze

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Chocolate Olive Oil Cake with Blood Orange Glaze bundt of the month

A celebration of both citrus season and the glorious ridged design of the Nordic Ware Brilliance Bundt pan, this chocolate olive oil cake receives a bright boost of color and tang from fresh blood orange juice and zest.

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Chocolate Olive Oil Cake with Blood Orange Glaze
 
Makes 1 (10-cup) Bundt cake
Ingredients
  • 1⅓ cups (276 grams) extra-virgin olive oil
  • 5 large eggs (250 grams), room temperature
  • 1 cup (220 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
  • ⅔ cup (133 grams) granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup (80 grams) whole milk, room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons (20 grams) packed blood orange zest
  • ⅓ cup (80 grams) fresh blood orange juice, room temperature (from about 5 medium blood oranges)
  • 2 teaspoons (8 grams) vanilla extract
  • 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup (85 grams) Dutch process cocoa powder, sifted
  • 2 teaspoons (10 grams) baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons (6 grams) kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons (4 grams) espresso powder
  • 1 teaspoon (5 grams) baking soda
  • Blood Orange Glaze (recipe follows)
  • Candied Blood Oranges (recipe follows)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325°F (170°C).
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat oil, eggs, sugars, milk, blood orange zest and juice, and vanilla at medium-low speed until well combined, 2 to 3 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, espresso powder, and baking soda. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to oil mixture, beating just until combined, stopping to scrape sides of bowl as needed. (Small lumps in batter are fine; do not overmix.) Coat a 10-cup Nordic Ware Brilliance Bundt pan using baking spray with flour. Spoon batter into prepared pan. (The pan will be quite full, but the batter will not overflow.) Tap pan on counter several times to release air bubbles.
  4. Bake until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out with just a few moist crumbs, 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan for 20 minutes. Invert cake onto a wire rack placed over a parchment paper-lined rimmed baking sheet; let cool completely.
  5. Place Blood Orange Glaze in a piping bag fitted with a Wilton #12 round pastry tip. Starting from various points on the outside of the cake, pipe lines of glaze into grooves. Garnish with Candied Blood Oranges, if desired. Serve with additional Blood Orange Glaze.
Notes
When using other Nordic Ware 10-cup Bundt pans, baking time may vary slightly.

Blood Orange Glaze
 
Makes 1 cup
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups (300 grams) confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 2 tablespoons (28 grams) fresh blood orange juice (about 1 medium blood orange)
  • 1½ tablespoons (22.5 grams) whole milk
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, stir together all ingredients until smooth. (Mixture will be very thick.) Use immediately.

Candied Blood Oranges
 
Makes 11 to 13 slices
Ingredients
  • 1 small blood orange (126 grams), cut crosswise into ⅛-inch-thick slices
  • 2 cups (400 grams) granulated sugar
  • 2 cups (480 grams) water
Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan, combine orange slices and cold water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Drain oranges and repeat process once.
  2. In a large skillet, bring sugar and 2 cups (480 grams) water to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add orange slices in a single layer; simmer, turning once, until white pith is somewhat translucent and tender, 40 to 45 minutes.
  3. Transfer orange slices to a wire rack placed over a baking sheet. Let cool for at least 1 hour or overnight. Reserve syrup for another use.

 

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8 COMMENTS

  1. Lovely recipe. Looking forward to trying it but you have not included the recipes for the blood orange glaze or the candied blood orange slices. Can you please add them?
    Thanks much.

    Kathryn Hughes

    • Hi Kathryn! Thank you so much for pointing this out to us! We have added the glaze and candied orange recipes back in, we apologize for the inconvenience! We hope you enjoy this recipe!

    • Thank you so much for pointing this out to us! We had some technical issues but have now added the glaze and candied orange recipe back in! We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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