Blood Orange and Cardamom Bundt Cake

This stunning Blood Orange and Cardamom Bundt Cake with a delicious Blood Orange Glaze will be a favorite this Spring. You’ll love this moist cake with its orange flavor, lightly spiced with cardamom and the vibrant pink glaze.

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I love Blood Oranges and don’t know why I never thought to bake a cake using them. This Blood Orange and Cardamom Bundt Cake has so much flavor from the citrus, the cardamom, and a new favorite spice, Cinnasational spice blend. The pretty pink glaze even has blood orange juice in it.

If you love citrus in cakes, give this Lemon Cake or this Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake a try after you make this blood orange cake. One of my favorite ways to use these delicious oranges is in this Kiwano and Blood Orange Smoothie. So refreshing just like this bundt cake!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• This cake is light with a moist crumb and plenty of citrus flavor.
• The bright pink glaze is show stopping gorgeous.
• Such a simple dessert yet fancy enough for any special occasion.

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Spring Sweets Week is one of my favorite events hosted by Heather from Hezzi D’s Recipe Box. I was super glad to participate again with over 15 of my favorite blogger friends and we’re sharing over 50 recipes for cupcakes, ice cream, pies, cakes, and more this week! I hope you can find some new recipes to make and share with your family and friends.

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Blood Orange and Cardamom Bundt Cake

Blood oranges are only in a season for a short time and I take advantage of using them in smoothies and fruit salads plus eating them as a snack. I can’t resist that beautiful red, orange skin and the slightly tart and wonderfully sweet taste.

I used spices from Selefina in this recipe and vanilla bean paste from Taylor & Colledge.

Using the juice and the zest of the blood orange in this cake along with the warm spices of cardamom and cinnasational spice blend gives this cake the best entrance to welcoming Spring and saying goodbye to Winter.

🥣Equipment

• 10 cup bundt pan
• KitchenAid Mixer (or electric hand held mixer)
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Large mixing bowl
• Medium mixing bowl
• Citrus juicer
• Citrus zester

📃Ingredients

For the cake:

• 3 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom from Selefina Spices
• 1/4 teaspoon Cinnasational Spice Blend from Selefina Spices
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons blood orange zest
• 1/4 cup blood orange juice
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon Taylor and Colledge Vanilla Bean Paste
• 1 cup sour cream 

Blood Orange Glaze

• 1/3 cup blood orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
• 1/8 teaspoon cardamom
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Directions

For the cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 10-cup bundt cake pan with butter and then flour the pan. I don’t recommend using nonstick spray for this recipe. Set aside. Zest and juice the oranges and measure out what you need for the cake and the glaze. Set aside until needed.

In a medium size bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom, cinnasational spice, and salt. Set aside.

Using a stand mixer and a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy about 2-3 minutes. Add in the eggs, one at a time. Beating well after each addition. Mix in the orange zest, vanilla, and orange juice until thoroughly combined. Alternating between the dry ingredients and sour cream, add them to the butter and sugar mixture. Mixing until just combined.

Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out with just a bit of crumbs on it. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes in the bundt pan before turning out from the pan and cooling completely. Glaze with the blood orange glaze.

For Blood Orange Glaze:

In a medium bowl, whisk all of the ingredients for the glaze together until smooth. The consistency should be easy to pour but thick. Add more powdered sugar, or more blood orange juice to make it the right consistency. Drizzle over the cake.

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