Portuguese Orange Cake | Video
Portuguese style orange cake loaded with the flavors of fresh oranges and olive oil
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Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour plain flour
- 1 and ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar caster sugar
- ¾ cup mild extra virgin olive oil
- 3 large oranges zest and juice 2 tablespoons zest and 1 cup (250 ml) juice
- Powdered sugar (icing sugar) and whipped cream to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C / 375F. Grease and line a 22 cm deep springform cake tin. Set aside.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Set aside.
- Place eggs in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat at medium-high speed for about 1 minute or until just combined.
- Add sugar. Beat until thick and pale.
- Add ¼ part of flour mixture and half of olive oil. Beat until combined.
- Add the remaining flour and oil alternately, starting and ending with flour.
- Add orange zest and juice. Beat for about 2 minutes or until just combined.
- Pour batter into cake tin. Bake for 1 and ¼ hours or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- If the top of the cake starts to brown too quickly, cover the pan with foil loosely.
- Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Dust with powdered (icing) sugar and serve with a dollop of whipped cream.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 350mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g