Meals in Italy are not just a form of sustenance but rather a source of great joy and pleasure. Meals represent a time for family and friends to get together and relax over delicious food and wine. Italians have grown up with this concept and so the dishes they prepare are done so with loving care to produce something tasty for the meal. Not something to eat on the go simply to get food in your stomach. Food is an event in and of itself.
Most dishes are steeped in centuries old tradition and so when Italians cook they follow traditional recipes reflecting cultural heritage. Certainly globalization is changing this and some inviolable recipes now have slight variations in their ingredients.
Tasty and juicy, oranges have always been a favorite among the fruits. Orange, besides being a tasty fruit is also a healthy fruit. Orange can be an important part of our diet. There are many reasons why eating an orange a day is a good idea.
They are low in calories but full of nutrients, they promote clear, healthy skin and can help to lower our risk for many diseases and conditions as part of an overall healthy and varied diet. The most common way of having an orange (besides eating it raw) is drinking orange juice. But we can think of other ways of eating an orange or better to say incorporating its flavor in our food, right?
Yes. We can do that. And a simple way of doing that is baking AN ORANGE CAKE. There are many varieties of orange cakes. Sometimes we decorate an orange cake with simple whipped cream frosting. Sometimes, we cover the entire cake with an orange marmalade. But today, I'll be sharing an easy and simple orange loaf cake recipe. This cake doesn't require any frosting.
The good thing is that this cake tastes good even without frosting or any sort of decoration. As stated above, this cake can be eaten along with a cup of tea or as a dessert. You can also take this, along with other food items, on a picnic.
For this recipe, we will need a cup of orange juice, flour, sugar, oil, baking soda and baking powder. We will also add a tablespoon of orange zest, which will enhance the flavor of the cake. Whenever you take out orange zest, remember not to grate the white part of the orange. This would make the zest bitter in taste. Always grate only the outer orange colored layer of an orange for the orange zest.
This Orange Loaf Cake is an eggless recipe.
Prep Time: 15 Cook Time: 70 Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes Yield: 5 Slices Category: Dessert Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Flour - 1 cup
Oil - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Orange Zest - 1 tablespoon
Orange Juice - 1 cup
Baking Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Baking Soda - 1/2 teaspoon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade.
Now sieve together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Grate oranges to take out the orange zest. Using a juicer, take out orange’s juice. If you don't have a juicer, then just blend the oranges in a food processor. After this, sieve the juice.
Take oil and sugar in a bowl. Mix nicely so that the sugar gets mixed nicely. Now add the orange juice. Mix properly. Add the orange zest and mix together. Now add the sieved flour mixture. Mix nicely. Add the cake batter to a greased cake tin.
Bake for 30-35 minutes at 180 degree centigrade.