ORANGE CAKE

Ingredients

For the Orange cake

1. All purpose flour- 2cups
2. Sugar-11/4 cups
3. Baking powder- 3/4 tbsp
4. Vegetable oil-1/2 cup
5. Eggs- 2 nos
6. Orange juice- 3/4 cup
7. Grated Orange rind- 1or 2 tsp
8. Milk -1/4 cup(optional)
9. Vanilla essence- 1 tsp
10. Salt

For the orange sauce

1. Orange juice- 1/2 cup
2. Butter- 1 tbsp
3. Sugar- 3 tbsp

Method

• Mix together flour, 1 cup sugar , baking powder and a pinch of salt.
• Make a well in the center ,add oil,egg yolks,orange juice,milk,vanilla essence and grated orange rind , mix well for 5 minutes or until combined.
• In a large mixing bowl beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they hold soft peaks.
• Add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and beat until they hold stiff peaks.
• Pour the egg whites over the flour mixture in 3 batches ,folding well after each addition.
• Pour into a greased cake pan.
• Bake at 180 deg C for 30 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool completely before removing the cake from the pan

Note :You can also bake this cake in a microwave oven i.e for 8 to 10 minutes on high.(Make the batter thin by adding extra 1/4 cup milk to the flour mixture before adding the egg whites to it)

To prepare the sauce

• Melt butter in a pan ,add sugar and orange juice,bring to a boil.
• Simmer until the sauce thickens.
• Drizzle sauce over the cake and serve.

Sending this recipe to

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