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Orange Loaf Cake

Mai

Ingredients
  

  • Cake
  • 2 cup plain flour 300g
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 cup olive oil 200g
  • 1/2 cup orange juice 100ml
  • 1 cup sugar 200g
  • 3 eggs
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
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  • Glaze
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • Zest of 1/2 orange
  • 2 tbsp of orange juice depends on how thick you want the glazing to be

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 170 degrees C
  • In a bowl mix together the plain flour, baking powder and salt
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the olive oil, orange juice sugar, egg, vanilla extract and orange zest until it’s well combined
  • Combine the dry and wet mixture together until you get a smooth batter (try not to over mix or the 
  • Pour the batter into a greased 8”x4” loaf pan 
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 1hour - 1 hour 10 minutes. Insert a toothpick at the end to see if the batter is cooked and dried
  • Make the glaze by mixing the icing sugar, orange zest and orange juice together. Add in more / less orange juice depending on how thick you want the glazing to be
  • Optional: decorate with some dried orange slices and rose petals

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