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My first attempt and my first recipe from this book; Blood Orange and olive oil upside-down cake from Dessert Person
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My first attempt and my first recipe from this book; Blood Orange and olive oil upside-down cake from Dessert Person


I have a couple of things I would do different next time. I would add more sugar and juice to the bottom for a more uniform level and let it sit for like a hour or so to soak. The blood slices should have been thinner. My springform pan is over a decade and a half old and I found out…leaks! Use more orange blossom water, I was scared of it tasting like a candle so I did only a few drops of that and about a teaspoon of vanilla but orange vibe could be stronger. Great with plain Greek yogurt on the side, but next time with try with like a drop of olive oil and honey in the yogurt.

by Weird-Sprinkles-1894

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  5. Bac0nLegs

    I posted a photo of the cake I made using this recipe from Dessert Person in a discord I was in with a bunch of friends, and friends of friends. It intrigued a friend of a friend so much that he messaged me asking for the recipe. He became a close friend and now he’s my husband.

    This recipe is near and dear to my heart lol
    It looks beautiful!

  6. Due-Mathematician966

    Yummmmo and it looks amazing. Whole Foods has these candie like thin sliced real oranges and I bet they be Yummmmo on that also .

  12. Interesting_Ad1378

    I like your use of a yellow plate to display. It really makes the colors pop. 

  14. Healthy_Operation327

    Wow, beautiful. I may need to buy this book..

  16. home_ec

    This is so beautiful! I also need to commend your slicing technique – my oranges did not look nearly so pretty after cutting!

  17. MySpoonsAreAllGone

    Beautiful!

    I’ve never had an olive oil cake. Is it richer than using butter? How does it affect the taste vs using a blander oil?

  18. MySpoonsAreAllGone

    I like the variation in color on the top of the cake. I think it’s more beautiful than if it were uniform in color. Nature’s brush 🥰

  20. Gracefilled_Bookworm

    Yummmmm that looks AMAZING 😍😍

  25. pomp-o-moto

    How’s the orange pith / how does it taste in this? Will it mellow out completely once it’s baked, or does it add some bitterness, or what…

  26. BrightLightsBigCity

    Like a beautiful stained glass window!

  28. Constant_One_1612

    Do you taste the rind at all, like texture wise or is it soft??

  35. ulnek

    That looks really good. I keep wanting to make a pineapple upside down cake but I’m intimidated lol 😆

  36. Totodialup

    Looks Gorgeous! I make her spice cookies every christmas and people go wild for them.