Armenian Orange Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Combine the brown sugar, flour, butter, salt, orange peel and all-spice in a medium size bowl.
• Blend with a pastry blender (or mix with your hand) until the mixture is crumbly and completely blended.
• Grease a baking pan. Spread half of the crumb mixture on the baking pan and pressed the mixture down evenly.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine the baking soda, sour cream and egg. Stir to mix well.
• Add the sour cream mixture into the remaining half of the crumb mixture. Blend well.
• Pour the batter over the crumb base.
• Sprinkle the top with almond flakes or chopped nuts.
• Bake in the 350F oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until the tester comes out clean.
• Serve warm with the Orange Whipped Cream Topping.
• Orange Whipped Cream Topping:.
• Whip cream until stiff. Stir in sugar, peel and liqueur. Let stand for about one hour to let flavors blend.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9 inch square pan, and line with baking paper if desired.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt, then rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• You can do this with the tips of your fingers or in your food processor.
• Then add sugar, and combine.
• Press half this mixture evenly over the base of the prepared cake pan, and reserve other half.
• Dissolve baking soda in milk (or sour cream), add beaten egg and nutmeg, then add to reserved mixture.
• Combine well.
• Pour into pan and sprinkle nuts, and some cinnamon if desired, over top.
• Bake in oven for 45 minutes to 60 minutes (start testing for doneness with a skewer after about 45 minutes).
• Allow to stand for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.