An Orange Cake Feast

[Humans] don’t just survive; they discover; they create.
… I mean, just look at what they do with food!
Remy, Ratatouille

Orange Cake

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Ingredients

Dry

• 219 g all-purpose flour 1 3/4 cups
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Wet

• 56 g unsalted butter melted, 1/4 cup
• 54 g sunflower oil 1/4 cup
• 250 g granulated sugar 1 1/4 cup
• 3 eggs
• 118 mL whole milk 1/2 cup
• 1 Tablespoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Butter or line pan of choice (loaf or round), set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk melted butter, oil and sugar until well combined.
• Add eggs one at a time, whisking the mixture after adding each egg.
• Add milk and whisk, add orange juice, orange zest and vanilla and whisk until combined.
• Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and gently combine. You might notice small lumps in the batter, but ignore and do not over-mix. Lumps will dissolve while baking.
• Pour orange cake batter in previously prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes (varies depending on pan size) or until cake is golden and wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove pan from oven, and after 7 minutes or so carefully remove from pan and place directly on cooling rack to cool through.
• Optional, top with powdered sugar and mandarins.

Notes

To avoid cake from sinking in center, make sure to bake proper time. It’s also best not to open oven door when checking on cake, and instead use oven light. If you use parchment paper to line your cake pan, only line the bottom and not the sides, otherwise cake turns out with crease marks.