Eggless orange tea cake
A light and zesty teatime cake that you are sure to love feasting on!
Ingredients
- 250 grams or 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 150 grams or 3/4 cup granulated sugar or castor sugar
- 80 ml or 1/3 cup oil
- 240 ml or 1 cup milk at room temperature
- Juice of one orange about 1/3 cup
- Zest of one orange about 2 teaspoons
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or orange extract
Instructions
- Butter or oil a 9 x 4 inch loaf tin well and dust with flour. Preheat your oven to 160 C/ 325 F.
- In a large bowl , whisk together the flour , sugar , baking powder , salt and zest.
- In another bowl or measuring jar , whisk together the milk , juice , oil and extract.
- Add the liquid mixture to the dry and whisk until no more lumps remain.
- Pour batter into prepared pan , smooth the top and bake for 45- 55 minutes. A skewer inserted in the centre should come out completely dry.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes , gently remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack .
Notes
This cake lasts for 3-4 days in an airtight container.
It is a lightly sweet cake , consider adding upto 1/4 cup more sugar if you want more sweetness.
To make his cake vegan , you can use soy or almond milk.
It is a lightly sweet cake , consider adding upto 1/4 cup more sugar if you want more sweetness.
To make his cake vegan , you can use soy or almond milk.