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Tea-Time Orange Cake Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/4 Cup yogurt
  • 1/4 Cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp grated orange zest
  • Juice of one orange
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Ingredients to serve
  • 1 tbsp Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
  • 1/4 Cup orange juice
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Tea-Time Orange Cake Recipe

Time: 20 minutes prep, 25 minutes cook
Servings: 8 slices
 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Grease an 8-inch round cake pan with butter and dust it with a tablespoon of flour. Set aside.
  2. Sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt in a large mixing bowl.
  3. Whisk together yogurt, olive oil, egg, juice, orange zest and vanilla extract in a bowl using hand mixer for 5 minutes at medium speed.
  4. Add sugar in the liquid mixture and whisk again for another 5 minutes at medium speed.
  5. In small batches add the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients.
  6. Fold the batter using a rubber spatula. make sure no flour streaks remain in the batter.
  7. Once the batter is nicely combines pour it into the prepared baking tin.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 - 30 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
  9. Meanwhile, poke small 2 - 3 tiny holes in the cake using a toothpick. Pour orange juice over the cake. Transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool down completely.
  10. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
  11. Serve Tea-Time Orange Cake with orange segments.
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Summary

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With some Kinnow Oranges in hand, the first and the obvious recipe choice was a Tea-Time Orange Cake. The tanginess of oranges, the subtle sweet notes and the bitterness of orange zest make this Orange Cake a perfect tea time treat.

Reviews

  • A.L. Wiebe
    April 7, 2016
    This cake looks delicious and not too sweet. Thanks for posting!
    I've cooked/tasted this recipe!
    1 reply

Comments

  • Foodessa
    April 1, 2017
    This cake seems to have just the right balance of ingredients to turn out a delectable cake. Will be placing it in my file to try for sure.

    Thanks for sharing and flavourful wishes,
    Claudia
    • ShaleeDP
      April 11, 2016
      This looks good, i will give it a try soon.
      1 reply