Orange Cake

Orange 

Cake

Very moist and soft cake with orange flavor
 after chilling in the fridge,
 the orange tastes more intense,
this is a very nice dessert for summer.

  Ingredients   

For 6-inch round cake pan

Cake flour 55g
Salt 1/4 teaspoon
Egg 3
Vegetable oil 40g
Plain yogurt 45g
Orange juice30g
Orange zest 15g
Sugar 60g
Lemon juice  1 teaspoon

Optional
Powdered sugar 20g 

 
 

Grease cake pan with butter, 

and line with parchment paper in the bottom 

If  using a springform pan, 

be sure to wrap the bottom and sides completely in foil paper

 to prevent any leakage

Preheat oven to 300°F/150°C

Sift the flour and salt together,

 and set aside

 In a large bowl,  

whisk the egg yolks and vegetable oil, 

then add plain yogurt 

Add orange juice and orange zest , 

mix all together.

Add sifted flour ,

and whisking until smooth,and set aside.

In another large bowl, 

beat the egg whites with a hand mixer 

When egg whites is foamy , add lemon juice

Then add sugar, 

continue to beat egg white until soft peaks

Pour about 1/3 of the meringue 

and fold it into cake batter, 

and then repeat with the remaining meringue 

until the cake batter is evenly  combined.

Pour the batter into cake pan , 

and tap the cake pan to release air bubbles.

 

 Bake with water bath at 150°C / 300°F for 15 minutes,
 and then 140°C / 3275°F for 50-55 minutes .
or until top is golden brown.

Place cake on a wire rack to cool for 5-10 minutes, 

then remove cake from pan, 

and place on a wire rack to cool completely

Sprinkle  powdered sugar over the top of cake ( Optional )

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