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How to Make Orange Cake

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How to Make Orange Cake

The aroma and flavor of this cake will make it your new favorite. A wonderful orange cake made with simple, pantry-friendly ingredients and guaranteed results.

Total time60 min
Prep40 min
Cook20 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyMedium
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DessertsInternationalVegetarianDairy freeNut freeMediumBalanced time

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How to prepare a simple and delicious orange cake!

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • zest of 1 whole orange
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 6 eggs
  • vanilla
  • 2 cups sugar
  • a pinch of salt
  • Whisk the eggs with the vanilla and orange zest for 10 minutes without stopping...
  • Beat for about 3 minutes then pour the batter into the cake pan or baking pan.
  • Place the cake in a preheated oven and bake at 180°C for approximately 40 minutes or until it is cooked and risen, depending on your oven....
  • This wonderful orange cake recipe is from a friend and cook of Sho Tabkhin Al‑Youm:
  • Rana Sbeiti Bazi
  • Click on Rana’s name to visit her page on our site
  • To see Rana’s method for making éclair cake, click this link: How to make the best éclair cake
  • To get the crème pâtissière recipe and method click this link: Crème pâtissière recipe and method
  • #recipes #recipe #cake #orange_cake #lemon_cake #sho_tabkhin_today

Method

  1. Sift the dry ingredients first....
  2. Whisk the eggs with the vanilla and orange zest for 10 minutes without stopping...
  3. Add the sugar and continue whisking, then add the oil and orange juice. At this stage reduce the mixer speed and add the dry ingredient mixture, i.e. the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and a pinch of salt...
  4. Beat for about 3 minutes then pour the batter into the cake pan or baking pan.
  5. Place the cake in a preheated oven and bake at 180°C for approximately 40 minutes or until it is cooked and risen, depending on your oven....
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