Original Recipe ( from Cakes by Rachel lane/Carla Bardi)
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups ( 225gm) all purpose flour
3/4 cup ( 150gm) sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 cup ( 125 gm) butter, softened
1/3 cup ( 90ml) milk
1 tsbp finely grated orange zest
11/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Orange frosting
2 tbsps butter ( or more until desired consistency)
2 tbsps freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tbsps shredded( dessicated) coconut ( i omitted this)
1. Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Lightly grease a 9" square pan.
2.To prepare the cake, beat the flour, sugar, eggs, butter, milk, orange zest, baking powder and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer at low speed until well blended. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat until pale and thick, about 3-4 minutes. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
3.Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the cake completely in the pan on a rack. ( my batter is quite little in a 8 " pan due to half the recipe, so i baked for about 25-30 minutes in my oven at 160C)
4. To prepare the frosting, beat the icing sugar and butter in a medium bowl. Beat in enough orange juice to make a spreadable frosting. Spread the cake with the frosting and sprinkle with coconut.
Beautiful cake, must be very fragrant with orange aroma. Have a nice weekend ahead.
ReplyDeleteLovely cake. I like the frosting on top. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely cake Lena ! You are such a good baker. Next time no nid to put in the fridge..send some over to my office. Claire and I will welcome them with open mouth :p
ReplyDeleteSeriously, your cake looks great. Must be very refreshing with the orange frosting ...mmmmm drools drools :p
Wow! Lena! I for one am delighted you rescued this gorgeous cake and pictures. It looks heavenly!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing...
P.S. So sorry for not being by. The Picnic Game is going up tonight and I should be back to my regular visits next week. Drop by for the round-up if you get a chance. The basket is full!!!
The first cake I ever learnt, and it was in school. :)
ReplyDeletethis look so lovely! i like the piping on top. makes it so pretty! orange cake must hae tasted refreshing (:
ReplyDeletesimple and beautiful cake - yum, yum ...
ReplyDeleteSometimes simple is just what we need. I think I won't mind whipping this up in a lazy afternoon and nice touch with the icing. yum!
ReplyDeletei love citrus bakes! the aroma is something i wish to smell in my kitchen always the texture looks so lovely!
ReplyDeleteCP, did you visit my blog or not????
ReplyDeleteI love the taste of orange so I am sure I would love this. Diane
ReplyDeleteWill the 8" or 9" square pan make any difference of course other than the size which is obviously bigger? haha. Nice pixz looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteLena, this is not simple, it's gorgeous, looks nice with the frosting!
ReplyDeleteI love any cake that with orange taste plus the frosting! yummy!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove orange flavoured cakes. Especially if paired with chocolate. Heehee. Have a great weekend Lena
ReplyDeleteWhat charming pictures of delicious looking orange cakes! My kind of hearty cake with just enough icing. I'm sure I can manage 2 with a cup of tea. Simply irresistible! Cheers!!!
ReplyDeleteSure looks nice and good!
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of folks who don’t eat eggs (they’re allergic, for health reasons, or concerns about animal cruelty). Here’s an awesome site that gives tips on cooking and baking without eggs: http://EggFreeLiving.com
ReplyDeleteI was expecting a plain orange cake when I saw your title but your cake doesn't look simple at all - it's really pretty with the citrus peels and lovely piped frosting!
ReplyDeleteMmm so good! My friend has been raving about an orange cake for a year now and says I HAVE to make it. I'll be interested to see if it's a similar recipe :) This looks SO good!
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Hrm, it's indeed easy and most important it looks great! Wow, you really good at plating!^^
ReplyDeleteHow pretty...! You're such a great baker, Lena :)!
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks so pretty and delicious! I love the smell of oranges, would be lovely with a cup of tea!
ReplyDeletePretty slice of cake, looks yummy with frosting.
ReplyDeleteI always like citrusy cakes. I love the little touch of frosting on top of the cake. Perfect with a cup of tea :)
ReplyDeleteHi Lena, wow! You've done it again!
ReplyDeleteIt looks sinfully delicious! Love that topping too.
And that cream, it sure tempts one to dip a finger in it first, ha ha.
This is a sure 4 pieces request to eat.....
Lena, you're outstanding!
Lee.
What a lovely cake. I love orange flavored desserts so I know I'd love this one. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteI love cake with citrus flavor and I bet this orange cake must be very delicious. Love how you decorated the cake - very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine the orange fragrant emitting from your oven when you were baking this cake, looks really delicious and I like the frosting too!
ReplyDeletelooks really inviting..love the frosting! :)
ReplyDeletereally? Only a ok? it looks sooo good!!!!!
ReplyDeletedear everyone, thank you for all your comments and put a smile on my face reading every one of them!
ReplyDeletelouise: yeah sure i will drop by to have a look at the round up!
wendy: yeah, i think butter cake is the most common cake that we first learnt.
bananaman: yes, the 8" will make this cake looks short, just in case if any of the readers want to try that..they can expect this..
cheah: it's simple lah, you read the recipe and you know how simple this is..!
john: thanks for the info and the link you provided.
daphne: yes, 'okay' cake..:)
Hoong2: i know..i know..your poached egg!
The recipe look really easy to me. Good that the cake looks delicious too. It's always handy with easy recipes like these when there is any last min bakes needed.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cake ~ summery n so delightful! I adore citrus flavor in baking :)
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Lena, this orange cake is impressive. This recipe is a keeper for sure!
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