Baking Beginner Recipe
As mentioned in my first baking recipe, my friends gifted me a baking oven , and one among them told me to bake a cake for her birthday. I was little tensed but with little courage i tried Prathiba’s Orange Cake , which was tried by Raks too. This came out extremely perfect and i can suggest this recipe for Beginners, like me. My friend who celebrated her birthday was totally impressed by the outcome of the cake and i made this for my friend’s kids again on their continuous request.
| ALL PURPOSE FLOUR/MAIDA | 1 AND 1/4 CUP |
| BUTTER/OIL | 1/2 CUP(I TRIED BOTH VERSION) |
| ORANGE JUICE | 1/2 CUP |
| POWDERED SUGAR | 3 TBLSP |
| CONDENSED MILK | 1 CAN |
| BAKING POWDER | 1 TSP |
| BAKING SODA | 1/2 TSP |
| ORANGE ZEST | 1/2 TSP |
| LEMON JUICE/APPLE CIDAR VINEGAR | 1 TSP |
| VANILLA ESSENCE | 1TSP |
METHOD:
- Pre heat the oven @180 degree C for 10 mins.
- Sift the baking powder, baking soda and the All purpose flour to ensure even mixing.
- In a bowl, whisk the condensed milk,orange juice, powdered sugar,butter(keep in room temp) or oil(if using) , vanilla essence, lemon juice until they are mixed up well.
- Grease the baking pan with butter and dust it with little flour.
- Make a dent in the flour mix and pour in the whisked wet ingredients.
- Mix well until it is perfectly mixed without any lumps.
- Add orange zest and mix it.
- Pour this on the greased tin and tap it gently to remove air bubbles if any.
- Bake this for 25-30 mins until the crust turns into nice golden brown colour or insert a tooth pick in the center of the cake and it should come out clean.
- Mine got baked in 22 minutes.
- Take out from the oven and after 2 mins invert them in a wire rack and allow it to cool for few minutes.
- make it into small squares and can be stored in air tight containers.
- My kids and my friend’s kids didn’t give any chance for that. The cake got over in 5 mins.
Note:
- I used both the version of adding oil and butter. Both turned out so good.
- I took juice from fresh oranges and if ur using store bought orange juice, reduce the quantity of sugar to 1 tblsp.
super recipe… for me… im a beginner in Baking….
from where can i get orange zest
from where can i get orange zest?
Orange Zest is the outer skin of the orange. You can just chop it into fine pieces and add 1/2 tsp to the batter
Simple recipe and good for beginers like me.
The orange flavour must have tasted great.
The texture of d cake turned out very nice…love that simple cake..looks really delicious…thanks for d mention dear…I suggest you to try eggless dates cake too,its just 2 good for an eggless one..
This is just too gud. Both u and raji are tempting me to the core…U have got perfect texture..looks so soft n yumm
wow …cake looks so yum …am sure your frd n other must have enjoyed it …fab pics
LOVE the bakes coming out of your kitchen. I am so glad you got the oven 🙂
wow!!very simple cake n perfectly baked!!cute click!
beautiful cake…love the texture.
love citrusy cakes..looks so beautiful and delicious..
Cake has turned out perfect in texture Jeyashri,way to go with your baking! Super!!
Looks so soft spongy and delicious… Flavorful cake…
That's one yummy looking cake. got good crumbs too.
Lovely, cake looks so soft, moist and delicious..love the texture..
simple recipe with a perfect finish
that is looking like the Britannia cakes!! soft and flavorful
superb recipe…must have tasted heavenly with orange flavor..
Lovely cake with great texture, flavor and color…
Hmmm yummy cake…Love the flavour of orange in cakes..
That looks fluffy.. i love citrus cakes:-)
Nice and perfect.
Baking is so fun isn't it? Looking fwd to more tasty additions to your blog 🙂
Spongy n yummy cake.
Awesome texture Jey… lovely color and pics too..
Lovely cake 🙂 I like orange flavor in cakes and it would have smelled so good while it was in the oven. Loving the purple and orange combi in your clicks 🙂
The cake looks fantastic, perfect and spongy.
I love citrus cakes ~ summery , fresh n delightful! It came out perfect with a wonderful spongy texture!
US Masala
So moist and delicious!
really spongy and looks delicious!!
cake looks yummy…
looks fabulous! Lovely presentation 🙂
Nice clicks dear…Cake looks soft and delicious..
Haven't tasted orange cake till now,u r tempting me…Delicious cake,Enjoy baking…
delicious looking cake looks wonderful
Soft and moist sponge cake.
Superb and soft. Its moist too.Must have tasted great
Wowww… Cake looks so soft and tempting.. lovely pictures too.. thanks for sharing 🙂
Indian Cuisine
I think i'll just love that orange flavor in the cake…The cake looks so soft and spongy
What a lovey, soft, moist cake!!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
Lovely cake Jeyashri..looks yummy way to go !!
bookmarked right away …thanx for the wonderful recipe dear..
Tasty Appetite
Am sure going to try this. Lovely cake w/o egg.
delicious cake…loved the orange flavor in it 🙂
I just bookmarked this to make this weekend! Sounds fabulous!
Love the texture of this cake…with orange flavor…and that too eggless…a must try for me…happy to find ur space…
hi jeyashree
one doubt lemon juice or vinegar any one we can use….or both will be good..to use
thanks
renu
renu, any one you can use .Don't use both.
Hi jeyashri, is orange zest a compulsary ingredient?
It is not compulsory but i recommend the zest to give an extra zing to the taste.
hi jeyashri, can u clarify what is one can of condensed milk? Can u tell me the weight ? WE get different sized cans here..confused! 🙂 beautiful recipe, cant wait to try it!
Hi
The can which I usually use is 415 gms. Happy baking
Hi Jeyashri!
Tried this cake yesterday, used store bought Orange juice (100%-Tropicana) and reduced the sugar as instructed..the cake came out well, soft,moist and yummy but completely lacked the orange flavour! 🙁 can u suggest what would have gone wrong?
Hi,
I have baked this cake many times but with fresh orange juice, but i never had this problem. even i am little clueless what would have happened!!. Will discuss this with my fellow bloggers and Will get back to you as early as possible.
Is it sweetened condensed milk or plain one? Thanks in advance
It is Sweetened condensed milk.
Hi, what is the measurement of a cup and a can?
My 1 cups holds a liquid measure of 200 ml. And the milkmaid can is the standard 14oz can.
Can I use whole wheat flour instead of all purpose flour?
You can use but the cake will come out dense. You can use half atta and half maida too.