It is the season for merry making and there is festive spirit all around.What more reason do you need to bake,right?But I resorted to baking this cake for a completely different reason.Fretting and fuming at the weighing scale at the gym,I came back home in a very bad mood.Went to the kitchen to grab something to eat and I saw my notepad where I had scribbled the recipe for this cake and the lone Orange sitting in the fruit basket.
Baking a cake from scratch has been a stress buster for me many a times.Grabbing my mixing bowls and spoons I set about making the batter unaware of the disaster which was to follow.
Orange zest has to be one of the most amazing fragrant ingredient ever when it comes to baking.I always seem to have a soft spot with Orange,whether it be paired with chocolate or as the main flavor,Orange never ceases to lift something to a higher level.I felt as though I was floating in Orange cream biscuit heaven while I was zesting and later mixing the zest with sugar,no kidding!
The cake is a breeze to make but I found it to be a tad less sweet.Yes,with the soaking syrup added it tends to get a little sweet,but I feel 1 cup in place of 3/4 cup sugar would have been ideal.
Prepare the sugar - rub orange zest into the sugar with your fingertips till it becomes moist and fragrant.
In a mixing bowl,add yogurt and whisk in the sugar.Mix in eggs,vanilla and oil.
Fold in the flour mix till you get a smooth batter.
Pour into the prepared tins and bake for 50 minutes or till done.(the smaller loaf tin took 40 minutes and the medium one took 50 minutes).
Making the glaze-Mix together powdered sugar and orange juice till you get a thick glaze.
Remove from the tin and peel off the baking paper and place the cakes back into the tin.Pour the glaze over the warm cake and let it cool in the tin.
Only unfortunate incident with the cake was,while mixing the wet ingredients and taking a snap of it,my camera fell into the mixing bowl.Just for a fraction of a second and then I snatched it above,but the damage was done.I was in a denial mode from then on and wiped the lens and the camera with a tissue,let it dry under the fan and went about clicking pictures with my spare camera.Only later it sank in that the camera could be severely damaged.As of now,it is getting serviced while I sit with my fingers crossed.
poratte ingotonnu poratte...Adipoli..looks so soft and tempting.
mmmmmmmmm I can totally smell that loaf. yum!
What a coincidence Divya! i made a flourless orange almond cake last week too! :D i love the flavor of orange too - so refreshing and fruity! Your cake looks and sounds yum! Love the yogurt factor!
love the look of this cake Divya... and me too have a lone orange sitting in my fridge.... guess i will make this tomorrow. But wondering if I could make an eggless version.... To the simple eggless sponge cake (curd+yogurt+oil) can i use orange zest in that? Would i have to make any additions deletions? your thoughts pls?
I guess you can convert the plain vanilla eggless cake to an Orange one Nandita,since the ingredients are pretty much the same.
Hi divya, sry about the incident. I love your blog, tried some recipies & they came out really well. Thank u so mch.
I wanna know whether u used plain/unsweetened yogurt or sweetend vanilla yogurt. Coz there are so many varieties of yogurt & i really get confused wherever yogurt is an ingredient in a recipie.
Beautiful loaf Divya... Looks very delicious. Pictures are very mouthwatering.
Super moist and prefect loaf, orange and yogurt love this combo in bakes.
Will the loaf be soft as there is no butter used ? I have never made loaf without butter.
Oil based cakes are not as fluffy as the ones with butter,but they remain moist and soft.Additionally,fruit based bakes become moist as they keep.
Do we need to beat the eggs to incorporate air into it? Or just plain mix it?
Just beat the egg into the cake batter.No need to incorporate air as required for sponge cakes.
I baked this cake this morning and i am loving it! The loaf came out so moist and i recommended to pour syrup on it. Yes, it makes a beautiful presentation and it tastes wunderbar! Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe. definitely be baking this again.
Can I make this cake in a cake tin. I have the 9' one. Instead of vanilla essence, is there any other flavour that will go with it? I'm sorry. I'm really new to baking. I have been worshipping your blog. Great work and nicely put. Do help me please!
Yes you can use any tin of your choice.Since this is an orange flavoured cake,not adding vanilla wouldn't make much difference.But if you are into baking,I suggest you stock up on a bottle of good quality vanilla!