Orange Cake
Directions
- 1Add sugar to a bowl.
- 2Grate orange zest into the bowl with sugar.
- 3Rub the orange zest and sugar together with your fingers until the sugar changes color and becomes fragrant.
- 4Add 2 eggs to the sugar and orange zest mixture.
- 5Whisk the mixture until pale in color.
- 6Add melted butter to the mixture.
- 7Add plain yogurt to the mixture.
- 8Whisk until all ingredients are well combined.
- 9Add flour to the mixture.
- 10Fold the flour into the batter until just combined.
- 11Pour the cake batter into a loaf pan lined with baking paper.
- 12Bake at 170C for about 45-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- 13Remove the cake from the oven and pour orange sugar syrup over it while still warm.
- 14Transfer the cake to a wooden board and remove the baking paper.
- 15Pour orange icing over the cooled cake.
- 16Decorate the cake with orange slices.
- 17Garnish with orange zest.
- 18Slice the cake.
- 19Serve and enjoy.
Ingredients
- 0.75 cup sugar
- 1.5 tbsp orange zest
- 0.25 cup melted butter
- 0.25 cup oil
- 2 medium eggs
- 2 tbsp Fresh orange juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 0.5 tbsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp Plain Yogurt
- 3 tbsp orange juice
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 50 g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp cream
- 1.5 tbsp orange juice
- 1 pinch salt
Equipment
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Tips
- Don't over mix or the cake will be dense.
- Pour the orange sugar syrup on the cake as soon as you take it out of the oven.
- Let it cool for 15-20 mins then take it out.
- Pour the icing once the cake is completely cooled down.
- Adjust icing acc to taste.
- For the icing, whisk everything together until a smooth thick glaze is formed.
- For the orange sugar syrup, in a pot add the sugar and orange juice and mix on low heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Preheat your oven to 170C
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