Blood Orange

Blood Orange Crush Cake Recipe:

  • (1) 12oz can Bevonda Blood Orange Sparkling Fruit Beverage, divided
  • 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 4 large eggs
  • Blood orange slice, for garnish (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking dish. In a mixing bowl, add 1 cup of sugar and orange zest. Mix to combine and let sit, up to an hour, for the zest to infuse the sugar. In a separate smaller mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. Add the butter to the sugar zest mixture; mix until light, creamy, and well combined. Add eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated. Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients; mix until just combined. With the mixer on low, drizzle in 1/4 cup Bevonda Blood Orange Sparking Fruit Beverage. Add in the remaining dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Pour mix evenly into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes, or until lightly golden and a toothpick poked in the center of the cake comes out clean. Using the toothpick, poke several holes throughout the cake for the drizzle to soak into. Cool for 5 minutes. 

While the cake is baking, combine 1 cup of Bevonda Blood Orange Sparking Fruit beverage and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and allow the mixture to cook until reduced by about half. Allow to cool while the cake bakes. 

After the cake has cooled for 5 minutes, pour the reduced Bevonda Blood Orange Sparking Fruit Beverage all over the cake. Serve warm or at room temperature, garnished with a fresh slice of blood orange