Orange Cake
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
Description
This cake has the texture of a pound cake and gets its flavor from fresh orange juice.
Ingredients
- Butter: 1/2 cup/1 stick (I used unsalted homemade butter)
- Sugar: 1 cup (200 g).
- Flour: 2 cups (240 g).
- Eggs: 3
- Fresh Orange Juice: 1 cup (240 ml).
- Salt: 1/2 tsp
- Baking powder: 2 tsp.
- Orange rind: 1 tsp.
Instructions
- I used fresh orange, and needed this much orange to get 1 cup of juice. Take the juice and keep it aside. Meanwhile preheat oven to 180 degree C (350) and grease and flour a standard baking tray. I used glass baking tray.
- Cream butter and sugar, I used granulated sugar. so cream for about a min.
- Add in 3 eggs and cream again, for about 2 min or until fluffy and creamy.
- Add in the sifted flour, 2 tsp baking powder, and salt. If you are using salted butter, omit the salt.
- Finally add in the 1 cup of fresh orange juice and cream or fold lightly. The batter should be fluffy and spongy, not loose so when you add orange juice add accordingly until you get the consistency. You might need a little more or little less.
- This is the fluffy spongy batter we are looking for. Pop in your fingers and check if everything is okay!
- And lastly the orange rind, fold in!
- Bake in preheated oven at 180 degree C for 30-35 min or until done.
- Outta oven!! and the kitchen smelled heaven!
- Serve while warm!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Baking
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 290
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Frequently Asked Questions
What consistency should the batter be before baking?
The recipe specifically says the batter should be fluffy and spongy, not loose — when you add the 1 cup of fresh orange juice, add it accordingly and stop if the batter gets too thin. You may need a little more or a little less juice depending on your eggs and flour, so add the juice gradually.
Should I use salted or unsalted butter?
The recipe notes that if you use salted butter, omit the ½ tsp of salt from the recipe. The author used homemade unsalted butter, which is the default assumption.
I’ve made ur wholemeal 4 ingred no knead bread now will try this…luv your home baking simple recipes…blessings to u & your family from auckland new Zealand
1 cup measures to 150gms or 200gms ?
Super delicious cake Nisa.looks yummy I will definetly try.
Plz always try to tell simple cake recipes with simple ingredients so that people live in remote areas could also enjoy baking thru your delectable recipes.
Thanks.
Muhammad Zubair Mirza.