Melt in Your Mouth Orange Cake

Ingredients (17)

• ·cup sugar
• ·tbsp orange zest
• ·cup melted butter
• ·cup oil
• ·medium eggs
• ·tbsp Fresh orange juice
• ·tsp vanilla extract
• ·tbsp flour
• ·tbsp baking powder
• ·tsp salt
• ·tbsp + 1 tsp Plain Yogurt
• ·tbsp orange juice (for syrup)
• ·tbsp sugar (for syrup)
• ·g icing sugar
• ·tbsp cream
• ·tbsp orange juice (for icing)
• ·salt (for icing)

1. 1

   Preheat your oven to 170C.

2. 2

   In a bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and set aside.

3. 3

   In a bowl add sugar and orange zest and rub it between your fingers until the sugar changes its color.

4. 4

   Now add eggs and vanilla and whisk until pale in color.

5. 5

   Now add melted butter, oil, yogurt, orange juice and mix.

6. 6

   Now add all the dry ingredients slowly and mix until just combined. Don't over mix or the cake will be dense.

7. 7

   Pour the batter into a lined 8” loaf pan and bake at 170C for about 45-60 mins or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

8. 8

   Pour the orange sugar syrup on the cake as soon as you take it out of the oven.

9. 9

   Let it cool for 15-20 mins then take it out.

10. 10

    Pour the icing once the cake is completely cooled down.

11. 11

    For the orange sugar syrup, in a pot add the sugar and orange juice and mix on low heat until sugar is dissolved.

12. 12

    For the orange icing, whisk icing sugar, cream, orange juice, and a pinch of salt together until a smooth thick glaze is formed. Adjust according to taste.