Orange Drizzle Cake (mini loaves)
Brighten up your day with these mini clementine drizzle cakes! Each moist, buttery loaf is infused with zesty clementine and topped with a citrusy syrup that soaks into every crumb. Finished with a delicate orange icing, they’re the perfect sweet treat to enjoy during clementine season.
Ingredients:
Cake Batter:
- 3 medium free-range eggs
- 180 g plain flour
- 180 g granulated sugar
- 180 g butter (room temperature)
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp milk (plus extra if needed)
- 1 tbsp clementine/orange zest
Orange Drizzle:
- Juice of 3-4 clementine/ 1 large orange (about 5 tbsp)
- 75 g granulated sugar
Icing:
- 130g icing sugar
- 1 ½ tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice (adjust so the consistency is thick)
Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 180°C fan. Grease and line an 8-hole mini loaf baking tin with parchment paper.
2. In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, add the eggs, flour, sugar, butter, baking powder, milk, and clementine zest. Beat on medium speed until smooth and fully combined. If the batter is too thick, add a splash more milk to reach a pourable consistency. Don’t over mix.
3. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared mini loaf tins. Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until the loaves are golden brown and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
4. While the cakes are baking, prepare the drizzle by combining the clementine juice and sugar.
5. When the loaves are done, remove them from the oven and, while still warm, poke a few holes in each with a skewer. Spoon the drizzle over each cake, letting it soak into the sponge.
6. Let the cakes cool completely in the tin after they have absorbed the syrup.
7. Once the cakes are cool, mix the clementine juice and icing sugar for the decorative topping. Adjust the amount of juice added as you need a thick consistency to create the pretty lines of icing. Fill a piping bag and pipe over each loaf.
8. Garnish with extra clementine zest if desired. Enjoy these vibrant, syrup-soaked mini loaves with a beautiful icing drizzle!