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!

Mandarin Orange Cake with Vanilla Cream Frosting and Citrus Glaze

7 whole juicy mandarin oranges hidden in a fluffy sponge cake, topped with smooth vanilla cream frosting and a mouthwatering citrus glaze. Perfect for any potluck!

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs

Course Cakes & Pastries, Desserts

Servings 1 cake

Equipment

• Springform cake pan
• Hand mixer
• Pot

Ingredients

  

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• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 0.5 cup orange juice
• 2 mandarin oranges, zest
• 7 mandarin oranges, peeled
• 1.33 cups cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 0.67 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups orange juice, divided
• 0.75 cup powdered sugar
• 2-3 tbsp corn starch
• mandarin orange pieces, for decoration

Instructions

 

• 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.
  
• Combine the softened cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar with a hand mixer and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  
• 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.
• 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.
  

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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.