Saturday, May 24, 2014

Orange Cake


Hai Friends... am back after a long break... after started my Online clothing business-Saawariya dnt get much tym to draft recipes... Am overwhelmed by the page views- 232366,,, So here am posting a simple n very tasty Orange cake... its a must try recipe.. Got this recipe frm my friend Sajina bishar...



Ingredients

1.All Purpose Flour (Maida) -1 1/2 cup
2.Baking powder-2 tsp
3.Salt-1/2 tsp
4.Yoghurt -3/4 cup to 1 cup
5.Sugar-1 1/3 cup
6.Eggs-4
7.Orange zest (grated)-2 tsp
8.Vanilla essence-1/2 tsp
9.Olive oil-1/2 cup (or any other oil)
10.Orange juice (freshly squeezed) - 1/2 cup



Preparation (of cake)

~Grind sugar into powdered form & keep aside. 
~Mix flour, baking powder, salt, powdered sugar in a medium sized bowl.
~Thoroughly clean the outer skin of the orange & grate its zest.

~Beat yoghurt in a small cup & make it smooth without any lumps.
~Now combine yoghurt, vanilla essence, orange zest, olive oil eggs & beat well in a large bowl.
~To this wet mix, whisk the dry mix to it & mix well without any lumps.
~Now pour 1/4 cup orange juice to this & mix well.

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
~Butter the baking tray & pour the batter into it.
~Bake for 40 mins.
~Else cook in a pressure cooker for 40-45 mins without keeping the weight on top.

~Once the cake is cooked, cool for 5 mins.
~Prick many holes on top of the cake with a toothpick.
~Pour 1/4 cup orange juice on top spreading over.
~Let the cake rest for 10 mins to allow soaking.

Slice it & enjoy