Winner of the 2007 Hottest Chef Contest - Student Division
Ingredients
Weight
Measure
Butter
1/2 cup
Granulated sugar
1 cup + 3 tbsp.
Eggs
2 ea.
Orange peel, grated
1 Tbsp.
Original TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce
1 Tbsp.
Flour
1-1/2 cups
Baking soda
1 tsp.
Salt
1/2 tsp.
Navel orange juice, fresh squeezed
1 cup
Mascarpone
6 Tbsp.
Honey
1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp.
Milk
as needed
Mint or basil leaves
as garnish
Method
1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
2
Cream butter and sugar together in large bowl. Add eggs one at a time; then stir in orange peel and Original TABASCO® Pepper Sauce.
3
In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add orange juice and flour mix alternately in batches, starting and ending with flour.
4
Pour batter in a well-greased 9" circular pan. Check at 25 minutes and every 5 minutes after until cake is set and golden/caramel brown on top.
5
In a separate bowl, whisk mascarpone and honey together. Add milk till glaze streams from spoon or fork. Drizzle over entire cake or individual slices.
