Light, moist and fluffy, this blood orange loaf cake is bursting with orange flavour and so easy to make. Just two bowls for the cake mix and a simple 2 ingredient blood orange icing, this moist orange cake is always a winner.
113gunsalted butter, melted & cooled slightly (½ cup / 4oz)
¼cupvegetable oil(60ml)
½cupblood orange juice(125ml)
½cupGreek yoghurt(125ml)
THE ICING
1 ½ - 2tablespoonsblood orange juice, from the reddest ones
1 ½cupsicing sugar(195g / 7oz)
For best results, always weigh ingredients where a weight is provided
Equipment
8x4 loaf pan
large mixing bowl & medium bowl
silicone spatula
Balloon whisk
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan) / 350F. Grease then line an 8x4 inch loaf pan with baking paper.
In a large bowl, work the sugar and zest together with your fingertips to release the oils from the zest.
To the same bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt and whisk well.
In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, orange juice, melted butter, oil and yoghurt.
Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Use a spatula to gently combine just until there are no lumps left.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for around 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out just clean and it's golden brown. Watch it carefully towards the end as loaf cakes can have a tendency to over-bake quickly.
Let the cake cool in the tin for 10 minutes, before using the edges of the baking paper on the long sides to lift it out. Finish cooling on a wire rack.
Once cooled, mix together the icing sugar and orange juice and drizzle the icing over the top.
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Notes
I use a standard Australian 20ml tablespoon (= 4 teaspoons worldwide)
For best results you should always weigh ingredients like flour and sugar. Kitchen scales are relatively cheap but if you can’t weigh the ingredients, use the spoon and level method (don’t scoop).
All ovens vary – check for doneness 8-10 minutes before the recipe suggests.
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