06/04/2026
Ingredients
For the watermelon or toffee:
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of water
1 o 2 naranjas en rodajas finas
For the cake:
3 eggs
1 cup of sugar
1/2 taza de aceite vegetal o mantequilla derretida
1 cup of natural orange juice
Scratch of 1 Orange
2 cups of wheat flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla (optional)
Preparation step by step
1. Prepare the oven and cast iron
Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
Slightly grease a round mold.
2. Make the amber or toffee
In a frying pan or saucepan place one cup of sugar and half cup of water.
Cook on medium heat until a mild golden marble forms.
Don't let it get too dark that it won't get bitter.
3. Put the candy in the mold
Immediately pour the hot amber into the bottom of the mold, distributing it carefully.
4. Accompanying the Orange Slice
Place the thin slices of orange over the caramel, covering the bottom of the mold well.
You can arrange them decoratively so that when you mould the cake it looks beautiful.
5. Beat eggs with sugar
In a bowl, beat eggs with sugar until the mixture becomes clearer and foamy.
6. Add the liquid ingredients
Add the oil or melted butter, orange juice, zest and vanilla.
Mix well until combined.
7. Mix dry ingredients
In another container, mix flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt.
8. Put Both Mixtape Together
Incorporate the dry ingredients into the liquid mixture little by little, blending gently until you obtain a homogeneous dough.
Don't beat too much.
9. Pour the mixture into the mold
Pour the batter carefully over the orange slices already settled in the mold.
10. Baking
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until inserting a chopstick in the center comes out clean.
11. Enfriar y desmoldar
Let the cake rest between 10 and 15 minutes.
Then passes a knife around the edges and dismantles still warm, flipping it over a plate so the orange slices stay on top.
12. Serve
Let it cool a little longer and enjoy this delicious orange upside down cake, soft, moist and with a bright caramel orange topping