Mandarin Orange Cake With A Vanilla Cream Frosting And Citrus Glaze

7 whole juicy mandarin oranges hidden in a fluffy sponge cake, sounds like perfection, right? But there's more – smooth vanilla cream frosting and a mouthwatering citrus glaze on top. This cake is sure to be a hit at any potluck!

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

You'll Need:

For the mandarin orange cake:

  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • zest from 2 mandarin oranges
  • 7 mandarin oranges, peeled

For the vanilla cream frosting:

  • 1⅓ cups cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • ⅔ cup powdered sugar

For the citrus glaze:

  • 2 cups orange juice, divided
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp corn starch

For the decoration:

  • mandarin orange pieces

Here's How:

1. For the mandarin orange cake, beat the egg whites and sugar with a hand mixer and fold in the egg yolks, flour, baking powder, orange juice, and orange zest. Peel 7 mandarin oranges and place them in a greased and floured springform cake pan. Pour the cake batter over the mandarin oranges in the pan and smooth out the top. Transfer the pan to a preheated oven and cook at 350°F for 1½ hours.

2. For the vanilla cream frosting, combine the softened cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar with a hand mixer and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

3. For the citrus glaze, mix 3 tablespoons of the orange juice with the corn starch. Slowly bring the rest of the orange juice to a boil in a pot over low heat and stir in the powdered sugar. Add the corn starch mixture to the pot and let simmer for 15 minutes.

4. Spread the vanilla cream frosting over the cooled cake, garnish the top of the cake with mandarin orange pieces, and carefully pour the cooled citrus glaze over the top of the cake.

This recipe really takes the cake! Once you cut into the cake and see all those pieces of mandarin orange in there, there's just no turning back. 

Get the recipe for the Orange Tiramisu featured in the bonus video.

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