ORANGE YOGURT CAKE

Ingredients
    Cake
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1% fat
  • 1 tsp. orange extract
  • 1 tsp. grated orange zest.
    Garnish
  • 3 oranges
  • 2 tbs.. Grand Marnier or Cointreau
  • 2 tbs.. icing sugar.
Preparation

Cake

In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda. In another bowl, beat oil, juice, eggs and sugar for 5 minutes, then beat in yogurt, orange extract and zest. Add flour mixture. Grease and flour a 9" mold. Pour batter into mold, bake at 350o 40 - 45 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 - 15 minutes, then unmold onto a large plate.

Garnish

Using a paring knife, peel and section oranges, removing membranes (do this over a bowl to collect the juice) Arrange orange sections in a spiral shape on cake. Sprinkle with liqueur and reserved juice. Put icing sugar in a fine sieve and sprinkle over cake. Serve immediately, or wait for sugar to melt (at least 1 hour)

Serves 8 - 10

Calories 390, protein 7g, carbohydrates 60g, fat 13g. fiber 1 g, sodium 180mg

 
 
 
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