Eggless Sicilian Orange Cake

Ingredienti

• 130 g Maida/ All Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
• 100 g Sugar (Powdered)
• 150 g Orange
• 100 ml Milk
• 35 ml Refined Sunflower Oil
• Slivered Almonds

Preparazione

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 160C.

2. 2

   Grease, line and dust a 6” round tin and set aside.

3. 3

   Chop orange into small pieces and discard the seeds.

4. 4

   Grind it to a coarse paste.

5. 5

   IN a bowl, combine flour, powdered sugar, baking powder and baking soda.

6. 6

   Add the orange paste, milk and oil and mix to form thick batter.

7. 7

   Transfer batter to the prepared tin, top with slivered almonds and bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes.

8. 8

   Allow it to cool in pan on a wire rack.

9. 9

   Remove the cake, transfer to a serving platter and brush the top of the cake with simple syrup.

10. 10

    Slice it up and serve.

11. 11

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12. 12

    Mix together 50 gm sugar and 50 gm water with orange zest and bring to boil. Cool it and use it for brushing the cake.