Maize citrus cake – Enjoy a burst of fruity flavours

Ever tried a maize citrus cake? It’s fruity, tasty and packed with flavour. Ready in less than an hour, this delightful cake is a must-try. Every busy individual who loves making time to whip together a delicious cake will agree with that.

This maize citrus cake contains oranges and naartjies. This results in a burst of strong citrus flavours with each bite. Remember to soak the naartjies and oranges in a simple syrup to enhance the sweet fruity flavours. After some time, layer the soaked fruit on the bottom of a baking tray. Next, the maize meal batter is poured on top of the fruit.

After baking the cake, allow it to cool down and turn it upside down. The result is a beautiful array of citrus fruit all over the top of your cake. Slice and enjoy! If you have tried our delicious maize citrus cake, please let us know in the comments section of this recipe.

Maize citrus cake recipe

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Recipe by Nomfundo Hlubi Course: DessertCuisine: South AfricanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

12

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

35

minutes

Total time

55

minutes

Ingredients

• Cake

• 165 g 165 butter

• 225 g 225 sugar

• 4 4 eggs

• 200 g 200 maize meal

• 1 tablespoon 1 baking powder

• 1 tablespoon 1 vanilla essence

• 100 ml 100 milk

• ¼ cup ¼ oil

• 3 3 oranges

• 2 2 naartjies

• Syrup

• cinnamon sticks

• 1 cup 1 water

• 1 cup 1 sugar

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180°C.
• Grease a 23 cm cake tin and line with greaseproof paper.
• Peel and slice the oranges and naartjies.
• Make a simple syrup with 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water, add cinnamon sticks.
• Let the fruit soak in the syrup.
• Using an electric beater, beat butter and sugar until pale.
• Add the eggs and continue beating.
• Add the maize meal and baking powder.
• Add the milk, oil and vanilla.
• At the bottom of the cake tin, place the soaked fruit. Try to cover the whole surface.
• Pour cake batter on top of the fruit.
• Bake for 35 minutes.
• Allow cooling. Serve by turning the cake upside down and add more fruit on top if desired.

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